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Percentage of true absorbed protein that is available for productive body functions. |
Biological Value |
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Grains or high-starch compounds. |
Concentrates. |
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Subtraction of the energy lost in the feces from the consumed GE. |
Digestible Energy |
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The process of protein, carbohydrate, and fat breakdown into absorbable nutrients. |
Digestion. |
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Grass, Legumes, and Hays. |
Forage. |
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The total energy potentially available in a feed consumed by an animal. |
Gross Energy. |
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The levels of nutrients required to sustain body weight without gain or loss. |
Maintenance Nutrient Requirements. |
MNRs |
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The actual portion of energy available to the animal for use in maintaining body tissues or during pregnancy or lactation. |
Metabolizable Energy. |
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Energy available to the animals after energy from feces, urine, and combustible gases have been subtracted from gross energy. |
Net Energy. |
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The number of grams of body weight gain per unit of protein consumed. |
Protein Efficiency Ratio. |
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A general measure of the nutritive value of a feed. |
Total Digestible Nutrients. |
TDNs |
