Decision-supporting system for milking goat and sheep farms

摘要

Our objective was to develop a computerized application to assist new farmers (small- and medium-size enterprises), and farmers experienced in livestock production in decision making. We were trying to consider the objectives that we thought were important in relation to developing the system and to meeting the needs of the farmers. Our objective was m develop a decision-supporting system for those farming practices which had not previously existed (goal, sheep, red deer, fallow deer, wild boar, pigeon, etc., basically for the new alternative agricultural enterprises). Our aims have been to develop a software program, which is appropriate for use within the framework of a future training program; meets the needs of the financial institution concerning the information required on the enterprises when evaluating their loan applications; makes it possible to monitor the sales and the procurement of the maim products and inventories of strategic importance, and consequently makes it possible to quickly develop sales and procurement alternatives; is suitable for assessing the economic efficiency of the investments; provides for the break-even analysis; makes n possible 10 assess the various feeding alternatives.