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Concept information

Preferred term

feed conversion

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Synonyms

  • feed conversion efficiency
  • feed efficiency
  • feed utilisation
  • feed utilisation efficiency
  • feed utilization
  • feed utilization efficiency

Scope note

  • Use for the concept of how efficiently an animal converts feed into body tissues; for animals used to study human physiology, humans, and animals not fed by humans USE food conversion.

In other languages

  • Spanish

  • eficiencia de conversión de piensos
  • eficiencia de piensos
  • eficiencia de utilización de piensos
  • piensos, conversión
  • utilización de piensos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9325

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