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Octave Analysis of Logistic Growth Model for Pig Pen: Its Economic Viability

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1106215, PP. 1-10

Subject Areas: Applied Statistical Mathematics, Numerical Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Statistics

Keywords: Capacity, Pen, Logistics, Management, Farming

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Abstract

Pig pen is fast becoming a very lucrative system of farming in Nigeria, most especially in the South-Eastern region of the country. This form of animal farming is very cost effective and does not need much training before someone ventures into it, as pigs are a very special breed of animals that can eat almost any kind of food, and they do not fall sick easily when compared with chicken poultry or fish poultry business. This paper also discussed how swine breeding could help in addressing environmental waste pollution, because most of the waste generated from the food we eat which would have form polluted the environment could be converted to feeds for the pigs, which indirectly help to tackle waste generation problem. This study uses logistics growth model to analyze the breeding process of pigs in a given location. Octave 4.2.1 was used to graph the pig’s population against time in years. We then analyzed the growth pattern of the pigs in the pen during some proposed period. From this analysis, we came up with some policies that maintain the pig population in the pen without having to over shoot the carrying capacity of the pen.

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Abang, I. S. S. , Nze, O. N. , Oriola, O. A. and Amasiatu, I. S. (2020). Octave Analysis of Logistic Growth Model for Pig Pen: Its Economic Viability. Open Access Library Journal, 7, e6215. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1106215.

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