ECONOMIC RATIONALE FOR INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS IN LIVESTOCK BREEDING

Abstract

Under the stable system of livestock keeping, the productivity of farm animals directly depends on the nutritional value of the feed and the maintenance of certain air, temperature and humidity parametres of the breeding facilities. Based on methods of comparison and prediction of the technical and economic performance of a small livestock farm, simple cost-effective engineering solutions - light mode and microclimate regulation - are recommended. The economic activity analysis of the "Volna" farm enterprise in the Bryansk region for 2017-2019 showed a reduction in the productivity of dairy livestock and high growth rates of the cost of milk. Measures are proposed to maintain the microclimate in a cowshed for 110 heads using HB LED lamps and a system of ventilation curtains "PM-Kit" controlled by an automated Farm Management Support system. This information platform allows monitoring and analyzing many processesassociated with animal care, helps quickly make engineering and organizational-and-economic decisions. The author offers an economic rationale for technical solutions to ensure stable lighting and air exchange of the cowshed. The new technical solutions will require about 1.2 million rubles of one-time investment, will increase the average annual productivity of cows by 7.3%, and reduce the cost of 1 kg of milk by 4.6%. The total economic effect, taking into account the regulatory efficiency of capital investments, will be approximately 800 thousand rubles for one farm. The author proves the feasibility of the selected technical solutions for a small-size livestock farm.