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The article presents a review of the methods for selecting mechanized equipment in cattle barns. Additionally, the authors' own concept of designing optimum cattle raising technology on family farms is presented herein. The concept was based on the assumption that the importance of production process supersedes the output capacity of the machinery ensuring its correct operation. All process activities performed in a livestock building as well as all production resources available in cattle farming were considered. These parameters were gathered in a data base, which also contained the data on following issues: process design in cattle farming, description of production means (the barn and other associated facilities), description of farm environment conditions, and data processing procedures.