Sentences with phrase «feed efficiency measures»
«Farmed seafood and livestock stack up differently using alternate feed efficiency measure: Study finds retention of protein and calories in feed similar for major aquaculture and livestock species.»
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This may be because the structure of the dwelling is not suited to basic energy efficiency improvements (e.g. solid walls) or because financially disadvantaged households lack the capital to invest in measures which bring financial benefit (e.g. Feed - in Tariffs).
The most widely used measure of feed efficiency is the weight - based feed conversion ratio, calculated as the ratio of feed intake (by weight) to weight gain.
«Feed conversion efficiency in aquaculture: Do we measure it correctly?»
It rationally replaces the Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER), which considered only amino acid growth requirements for rats, whose growth rates were measured by test protein feed lots.
Historically, the quality of proteins has been determined by Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER), which measures the weight gain of experimental growing rats when being fed the test protein.
Independent research conducted by Novometrix Inc. has verified that the Intestinal Integrity (I2) Index used to measure gut health and function in broilers, correlates closely with live performance outcomes such as daily weight gain and feed efficiency in broiler flocks around the globe.