University of Tehran Press Iranian Journal of Biosystem Engineering 2008-4803 54 3 2023 09 23 Analytical investigation of factors affecting the sustainability of livestock industry development: a case study of Lorestan province Analytical investigation of factors affecting the sustainability of livestock industry development: a case study of Lorestan province 43 60 96227 10.22059/ijbse.2024.368363.665531 FA Hadis Nematpour Malek Abad Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran. Hassan Zaki Dizaji Biosystems Engineering Dept., Agricultural faculty, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran, Journal Article 2023 12 03 One of the indicators of sustainable development in rural and agricultural fields is the animal husbandry industry. This research presents the method for scientific and appropriate planning for improving and developing livestock production to increase the productivity of livestock production and related industries in order to use the existing potentials, abilities, and capacities optimally. The statistical population consisted of three groups of experts from the Deputy of Livestock Affairs of the Agricultural Jihad Organization, experts from the Animal Science Research Department of the Agricultural Research Center, and representatives of active private sector organizations in Lorestan province. The collection tool was a closed questionnaire consisting of 70 questions prepared in 7 indexes. The results of the ranking of factors and indicators using the TOPSIS technique showed that the hands of the process of supplying inputs and sales and upgrading the activity capacity are the priority and hands of upstream documents, sustainable development plans, mechanisms, perspectives and strategies, and considerations and social requirements and institutions were placed in the following preferences, respectively. By investigating all the sustainable development indicators of the province, Borujerd city, with a ratio of closeness to the ideal option (A*) of 0.79, has won the first rank among the cities of the area. Rumeshgan, Poldokhtar, Azna, Selseleh, Delfan, Chegani, Khorramabad, Aligodarz cities and Durood with the ratio of closeness to the ideal option of 0.76, 0.55, 0.54, 0.53, 0.51, 0.5, 0.46, 0.33 and 0.32 were placed in the following ranks, respectively. One of the indicators of sustainable development in rural and agricultural fields is the animal husbandry industry. This research presents the method for scientific and appropriate planning for improving and developing livestock production to increase the productivity of livestock production and related industries in order to use the existing potentials, abilities, and capacities optimally. The statistical population consisted of three groups of experts from the Deputy of Livestock Affairs of the Agricultural Jihad Organization, experts from the Animal Science Research Department of the Agricultural Research Center, and representatives of active private sector organizations in Lorestan province. The collection tool was a closed questionnaire consisting of 70 questions prepared in 7 indexes. The results of the ranking of factors and indicators using the TOPSIS technique showed that the hands of the process of supplying inputs and sales and upgrading the activity capacity are the priority and hands of upstream documents, sustainable development plans, mechanisms, perspectives and strategies, and considerations and social requirements and institutions were placed in the following preferences, respectively. By investigating all the sustainable development indicators of the province, Borujerd city, with a ratio of closeness to the ideal option (A*) of 0.79, has won the first rank among the cities of the area. Rumeshgan, Poldokhtar, Azna, Selseleh, Delfan, Chegani, Khorramabad, Aligodarz cities and Durood with the ratio of closeness to the ideal option of 0.76, 0.55, 0.54, 0.53, 0.51, 0.5, 0.46, 0.33 and 0.32 were placed in the following ranks, respectively. https://ijbse.ut.ac.ir/article_96227_e78b5cd2b79317981147cae735b0ac2c.pdf