Business processes of the feed center as the basis for the revival of animal husbandry in Ukraine

Abstract

Purpose. Scientific substantiation and development of theoretical and practical approaches to the production structure and business processes of the feed center. Methods. Monographic, dialectical, abstractlogical, analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis, correlation-regression analysis, graphic display. Results. The state of the livestock industry in Ukraine has been investigated. Trends in the development of the feed market have been analyzed. The dependence of the gross production of livestock products on the amount of feed used in dairy cattle breeding was established. It was determined that in small-scale agricultural production, low productivity of animals is observed due to nutritionally unbalanced rations, shortage of feed additives, lack of green fodder. The necessity of creating feed centers within united territorial communities aimed at providing small producers with balanced feeds, and scientific and educational centers formation has been substantiated. The production structure of the innovative feed center is suggested. The use of a process approach in creating a feed center is reasoned. Business processes of the feed center are described, the main of which are: hay, silage and straw procurement; compound feeds and herbal flour production to meet the individual demands of agricultural producers. The requirements for the ration formation in the feed center are defined. Conclusions. The feed center will ensure the demand of agricultural producers of the united territorial community for highly nutritious balanced feeds, taking into account the needs of individual breeds and types of farm animals, and will also contribute to the popularization of innovative technologies through educational and extention system; to the development of small-scale animal husbandry productions; stabilization and growth of employment of rural population, thus the growth of income; social and professional adaptation of veterans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, etc.