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feed efficiency

Description: A measure of how effectively animals convert feed into growth or other production outcomes in agriculture and aquaculture.
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A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products
2012 · Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Arjen Y. Hoekstra · Ecosystems · 1,394
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Efficiency of Feed Use in Beef Cattle
1963 · Robert M. Koch, L. A. Swiger, et al. · Journal of Animal Science · 1,300
Biomass use, production, feed efficiencies, and greenhouse gas emissions from global livestock systems
2013 · Mario Herrero, Petr Havlík, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1,251
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Fish oil replacement in finfish nutrition
2009 · Giovanni M. Turchini, Bente E. Torstensen, et al. · Reviews in Aquaculture · 1,246
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Comparing environmental impacts for livestock products: A review of life cycle assessments
2009 · M. de Vries, I.J.M. de Boer · Livestock Science · 1,239
The environmental sustainability of insects as food and feed. A review
2017 · Arnold van Huis, Dennis G. A. B. Oonincx · Agronomy for Sustainable Development · 1,038
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Invited review: Enteric methane in dairy cattle production: Quantifying the opportunities and impact of reducing emissions
2014 · J.R. Knapp, G.L. Laur, et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 999
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Inactivation of the mouse melanocortin-3 receptor results in increased fat mass and reduced lean body mass
2000 · Airu S. Chen, Donald J. Marsh, et al. · Nature Genetics · 894
Intestinal microbiome of poultry and its interaction with host and diet
2013 · Deng Pan, Zhongtang Yu · Gut Microbes · 890
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Carbohydrates in fish nutrition: effects on growth, glucose metabolism and hepatic enzymes
2002 · G-I. HEMRE, T.P. MOMMSEN, et al. · Aquaculture Nutrition · 889
Methane mitigation in ruminants: from microbe to the farm scale
2009 · C. Martin, D.P. Morgavi, et al. · animal · 887
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Growth, livability, and feed conversion of 1957 versus 2001 broilers when fed representative 1957 and 2001 broiler diets
2003 · GB Havenstein, PR Ferket, et al. · Poultry Science · 859
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An Exploration on Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Production by Insect Species Suitable for Animal or Human Consumption
2010 · Dennis G. A. B. Oonincx, Joost van Itterbeeck, et al. · PLoS ONE · 856
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Specific microbiome-dependent mechanisms underlie the energy harvest efficiency of ruminants
2016 · Sheerli Kruger Ben Shabat, Goor Sasson, et al. · The ISME Journal · 822
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Alternatives to antibiotics for maximizing growth performance and feed efficiency in poultry: a review
2017 · U. Gadde, W. H. Kim, et al. · Animal Health Research Reviews · 797
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An update on alternatives to antimicrobial growth promoters for broilers
2010 · Gerard Huyghebaert, Richard Ducatelle, et al. · The Veterinary Journal · 782
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Amino Acids and Proteins
2003 · Robert P. Wilson · Elsevier eBooks · 740
Separating the grain from the chaff: particle selection in suspension- and deposit-feeding bivalves
2004 · J Evan Ward, Sandra E Shumway · Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology · 734
The role of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in animal nutrition
2018 · Paulina Markowiak, Katarzyna Śliżewska · Gut Pathogens · 702
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Proline and hydroxyproline metabolism: implications for animal and human nutrition
2010 · Guoyao Wu, Fuller W. Bazer, et al. · Amino Acids · 687
The importance of selective breeding in aquaculture to meet future demands for animal protein: A review
2012 · Trygve Gjedrem, Nick Robinson, et al. · Aquaculture · 669
Factors Affecting Starch Digestibility with Special Emphasis on Sorghum and Corn1
1986 · L. W. Rooney, R. L. Pflugfelder · Journal of Animal Science · 645
Differential effects of fat and sucrose on the development of obesity and diabetes in C57BL/6J and mice
1995 · R.S. Surwit, M.N. Feinglos, et al. · Metabolism · 619
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How zooplankton feed: mechanisms, traits and trade-offs
2010 · Thomas Kiørboe · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 615
A review of plant-derived essential oils in ruminant nutrition and production
2007 · C. Benchaar, S. Calsamiglia, et al. · Animal Feed Science and Technology · 615
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