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feed conversion

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002433

Units of feed consumed per unit of weight increase or unit of production, e.g. milk, meat, eggs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002433
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsfeed conversion efficiency; feed efficiency; feed utilisation efficiency; feed utilisation; feed utilization efficiency; feed utilization
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsonutrient utilization; animal nutrition; digestion; digestibility; feed rations; food conversion; feeds; feed evaluation
TranslationsSpanish: conversión de piensos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002433",
  "term": "feed conversion",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Units of feed consumed per unit of weight increase or unit of production, e.g. milk, meat, eggs.",
  "synonyms": [
    "feed conversion efficiency",
    "feed efficiency",
    "feed utilisation efficiency",
    "feed utilisation",
    "feed utilization efficiency",
    "feed utilization"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "nutrient utilization",
    "animal nutrition",
    "digestion",
    "digestibility",
    "feed rations",
    "food conversion",
    "feeds",
    "feed evaluation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "conversión de piensos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/feed-conversion/"
}

Record 2,433 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.