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Ratio of animal feed to desired product
In animal husbandry, feed conversion ratio (FCR) or feed conversion rate is a ratio or rate measuring of the efficiency with which the bodies of livestock
Feed_conversion_ratio
Chicken bred for meat
production. They are noted for having very fast growth rates, a high feed conversion ratio, and low levels of activity. Modern commercial broilers are bred
Broiler
Name of various types of fish
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Bass_(fish)
American breed of domestic duck
body-weight of more than 3.5 kg (8 lb) in seven weeks. They have a high feed conversion ratio, are calm-tempered and fertile, and their eggs have a high rate
American_Pekin
Process by which broiler chickens are reared and prepared for meat consumption
is the feed conversion ratio (FCR), the ability to convert feed into edible product. In 2018 the FCR of broilers is about 1.5, or 1.5 kg of feed to produce
Broiler_industry
ECD} These concepts are also very closely related to the feed conversion ratio (FCR) and feed efficiency. Aryal, Achyut; Guan, Li-Ching; Xu, Wei (September
Efficiency_of_food_conversion
Topics referred to by the same term
Court Reports, law reports covering the Federal Court of Australia Feed conversion ratio Fifth Colvmn Records, a defunct American record label Financial
FCR
Species of fish
into a feeding frenzy. Hookless teaser lures can have the same effect. After tossing the teasers or live chum, fishermen throw the fly to the feeding mahi-mahi
Mahi-mahi
Fish food manufactured commercially
rate, best feed conversion ratio and fish nutrient content than the reference diet of ocean-derived fishmeal and fish oil. Modern fish feeds are made by
Commercial_fish_feed
Salt-cured beef product
corned beef was also sold to the French West Indies, where it was used to feed both settlers and slaves. Industrial processes in the British Isles for producing
Corned_beef
Deer meat
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Venison
the feed efficiency of growing cattle. It was developed by Robert M. Koch in 1963 as an answer to the difficulties of using a feed conversion ratio to
Residual_feed_intake
Competition for resources between growing crops for human consumption and for animal feed
animal products Feed conversion ratio – Ratio of animal feed to desired product Fish meal – Commercial product made from fish to feed farm animals Food
Food_vs._feed
Combination-cooking method using wet and dry heat
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Braising
Genus of flightless birds
such as cyanogens. Where trees are dropping fruit, cassowaries come in and feed, with each bird defending a tree from others for a few days. They move on
Cassowary
Most popular and affordable source of high-quality protein
Cornish Rock Cross in the late 1940s - a chicken with an efficient feed conversion ratio (FCR), speedy to rear, and good meat quality. A documentary The
Chicken_as_food
Family of clawed marine crustaceans
flavor. New-shell lobsters have paper-thin shells and a worse meat-to-shell ratio, but the meat is very sweet. However, the lobsters are so delicate that
Lobster
Genus of fishes
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Perch
Dish of ingredients cooked in liquid
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Stew
Species of edible mushroom
addition of mushroom residue into livestock diet can reduce the feed cost and feed conversion ratio and enhance the meat quality, providing consumers with healthier
Flammulina_filiformis
Species of fish
objects, such as seaweed, via filaments on the shell surface. The saury feeds on zooplankton, such as copepods, krill, amphipods, and the eggs and larvae
Pacific_saury
Belgian breed of beef cattle
of a normal calf. Belgian Blue cattle have improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) due to lower feed intake compared to weight gain due to an altered composition
Belgian_Blue
Snail farming
footprint to mealworm cultivation, for which they also have a similar feed conversion ratio. This compares with about 2-4 for chicken, 6-8 for pork, and up
Heliciculture
Species of fish
light and feed in low light on fish that cannot see as well as they do. Many anglers look for walleyes at night since this is when major feeding efforts
Walleye
Meat of the domestic goat
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Goat_meat
Breed of fast-growing chicken
heart and lung health and overall fitness. Other traits include feed conversion ratio, meat yield (defined as the proportion of edible meat), meat quality
Ross_308
Raising fish commercially in enclosures
a consequence of the higher feed efficiency of aquatic animals (higher feed conversion ratio [FCR], that is, kg of feed per kg of animal produced). Fish
Fish_farming
Meat from domestic cats for human consumption
acceptable to eat dogs and cats if they had been abused or tortured during feeding and slaughter. In Hong Kong, the Dogs and Cats Ordinance was introduced
Cat_meat
Agricultural process of raising rodents
offspring per year, have a limited gestation period, and have a high feed conversion ratio. They require little space, so could be farmed in urban areas. Efforts
Rodent_farming
resource-intensive agricultural outputs. This is largely due to their large feed conversion ratio. Livestock's large water consumption may also be attributed to the
Farm_water
Aquaculture system using microbial biotechnology
organisms has proven to increase the immunity and growth rate, decrease feed conversion ratio, and reduce the overall cost of production. The growth promotional
Biofloc_Technology
Cooking technique
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Poaching_(cooking)
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Mackerel_as_food
Food (often sliced meat)
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Cutlet
Raising and breeding of domestic pigs
have a lower feed conversion ratio than cattle, which can provide an advantage in lower unit price of meat because the cost of animal feed per kilogram
Pig_farming
Variety of meat dishes originating in the Middle East
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Kebab
Breed of pig
strong adaption ability. (Yeo et al. 2000). Its growth rate and feed conversion ratio are lower than in imported breeds, but it yields meat of higher
Korean_Native_pig
Freshwater fish from subfamily Salmoninae
length. Trout may feed on shrimp, mealworms, bloodworms, insects, small animal parts, and eel. Trout who swim the streams love to feed on land animals,
Trout
Internal organs and entrails of a butchered animal
Merriam-Webster". Merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2016-01-08. Association of American Feed Control Officials. "Byproducts". AAFCO. Retrieved April 30, 2026. Rictor
Offal
specific characteristics, including size, fur, body type, color, feed conversion ratio, et cetera. Organizations such as the American Rabbit Breeders Association
List_of_rabbit_breeds
Family of fishes
change and the endemic Hawaiian grouper's spawning seasonality and sex ratio (Hyporthodus quernus, f. Epinephelidae)" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin. 109: 123–134
Grouper
Preserved fish
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Anchovies_as_food
Dish of ground meat rolled into a ball
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Meatball
Method of animal husbandry
previously dominated. These changes produced substantial gains in feed conversion ratio and growth rate, while requiring fewer human staff per pig. These
Intensive_pig_farming
Species of fish
cod roe for the small glass ones. European eels typically have a feed conversion ratio (FCR) in the range of 1.8-2.5, although European fisheries are typically
European_eel
Attribute of meat for cooking
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Meat_tenderness
Procedure of preserving food in brine or vinegar
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Pickling
Species of fish
'shad-type' specimens have been recorded. They have a standard length-to-depth ratio of 2.0–2.5 instead of the usual 3.5–4.0. In Northern Australia, a milkfish
Milkfish
Meat from alligators that is for consumption
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Alligator_meat
Meat from rats used as food
the Animal Welfare Act 2006 "legally required that prey be killed before feeding unless absolutely necessary for the health of the predator." The rule was
Rat_meat
Tribe of fish
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Tuna
Flow of energy through food chains in ecological energetics
suggests that the greatest control on the flow of energy occurs when the size ratio of consumer to primary producer is the highest. The size distribution of
Energy_flow_(ecology)
been shown to cause mortality rates as high as 47% and negatively affect feeding behavior. Once claws are separated from the body, the tissue begins to
Crab_meat
Large flightless bird endemic to Australia
awake from deep sleep once every ninety minutes or so and stand upright to feed briefly or defecate. This period of wakefulness lasts for ten to twenty minutes
Emu
Genus of fishes
Platinx also had their type species be initially described under Esox. Pike feed on a wide range of food sources, predominantly smaller shoal fish. Pike are
Esox
Cut of meat served as individual portion
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Meat_chop
Various species of cyprinid fishes
(Cyprinus carpio var. Jian). This fish grows rapidly and has a high feed conversion rate. Over 50% of the total aquaculture production of carp in China
Carp
Food; young domestic pigeon, typically under four weeks old
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Squab
Amino acids required in diet since they can not be synthesized in body
the essential amino acids in animal feeds would have a limiting effect on growth and thus on feed conversion ratio. Thus, various feedstuffs may be fed
Essential_amino_acid
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Eel_as_food
chief use of sardines is for human consumption. Fish meal is used as animal feed, while sardine oil has many uses, including the manufacture of paint, varnish
Sardines_as_food
Fish used for eating
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Salmon_as_food
Iguana as food
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Iguana_meat
Genus of mammals
efficient at reabsorbing water. Camels' kidneys have a 1:4 cortex to medulla ratio. Thus, the medullary part of a camel's kidney occupies twice as much area
Camel
Cooking method using dry air heat
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Roasting
Meat from a pig
preferred over beef for economic and aesthetic reasons; the pig is easy to feed and is not used for labour. The colours of the meat and the fat of pork are
Pork
Type of meat
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Quail_as_food
Meats of Australasia's largest marsupials
11-conjugated linoleic acid than lamb adipose tissue". Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 13 (Suppl. 1): 689–692. doi:10.22358/jafs/74093/2004. ISSN 1230-1388
Kangaroo_meat
Flesh of whales used for consumption by humans or other animals
former have a much higher concentration as they feed from large fishes and mammals, while the latter feed from plankton. A study done on children of the
Whale_meat
Breed of pig
Yorkshire breed contain higher growth rates and a more “favourable feed-conversion ratio than other pig lines in Vietnam." Vietnamese researchers have found
Australian_Yorkshire
Measure used in radio engineering and telecommunications
In radio engineering and telecommunications, standing wave ratio (SWR) is a measure of impedance matching of loads to the characteristic impedance of
Standing_wave_ratio
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Bat_as_food
Food preservation and flavouring processes
contributes to the growth of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus by feeding them. Nitrates and nitrites extend shelf life,[citation needed] help kill
Curing_(food_preservation)
Chemical compound
animals in order to help them gain more weight from food, called the feed conversion ratio. The effect of mannan oligosaccharides on animal performance was
Glucomannan
Species of virus
apparent symptoms may cause reduced growth rates due to a poor feed conversion ratio. CAV infects precursor T cells in the thymus and hematopoietic stem
Chicken_anemia_virus
Impact of farming animals on the environment
that the animals contribute. Feed Conversion Ratio is an animal's ability to convert feed into meat. The Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) is calculated by taking
Environmental impacts of animal agriculture
Environmental_impacts_of_animal_agriculture
York Times. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2018. "Why Fried Chicken Feeds The Soul Like No Other Southern Dish". Asads. October 18, 2021. Retrieved
List_of_chicken_dishes
Species of fish
are not necessarily for spawning or feeding; the fish are thought to cycle through metabolic phases (active or feeding and inactive or resting) and seek
Orange_roughy
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List_of_pork_dishes
Introduced species that harms its new environment
have low water-retention, low nutrient levels, a high magnesium/calcium ratio, and possible heavy metal toxicity. Plant populations on these soils tend
Invasive_species
Agricultural raising and breeding of rabbits
paramount. The meat industry relies on genetics for disease resistance, feed conversion ratio, and reproduction potential. The rabbit genome has been sequenced
Cuniculture
Rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem
Ecological succession Energy quality Energy systems language f-ratio Feed conversion ratio Feeding frenzy Mesotrophic soil Nutrient cycle Oligotroph Paradox
Productivity_(ecology)
Gadidae fishes in human nutrition and cooking
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Cod_as_food
Breed of chicken
facilitate lower body temperature, increased body weight gain, better feed conversion ratios and carcass traits compared to normally feathered broilers. List
Naked_Neck
Ratios used in chemical reaction engineering
Conversion and its related terms yield and selectivity are important terms in chemical reaction engineering. They are described as ratios of how much
Conversion_(chemistry)
Natural interconnection of food chains
linkages in a food web illustrate the feeding pathways, such as where heterotrophs obtain organic matter by feeding on autotrophs and other heterotrophs
Food_web
Species of fish
fish food rather than live prey, and it has a good feed conversion ratio, efficiently turning feed into meat. So far researchers have achieved "massive
Centropomus_parallelus
Breed of pig
carcass and meat quality traits", and had "significantly lower feed conversion ratios". Halothene reactivity seems to be more heritable from the sire
Dutch_Landrace_pig
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List_of_fish_dishes
Series of secondary extinctions
Ecological succession Energy quality Energy systems language f-ratio Feed conversion ratio Feeding frenzy Mesotrophic soil Nutrient cycle Oligotroph Paradox
Cascade_effect_(ecology)
Part of animal husbandry
should sell between 92% and 96% of their flock, with a 1.80 to a 2.0 feed conversion ratio. After marketing the birds, the farmer must clean out and prepare
Poultry_farming
Species of fish
among the best reported feed-conversion ratios ever achieved. With no selective breeding at all, the amount of consumed pelleted feed required to produce
Longfin_yellowtail
Species of fish
group and Louth Bay. Feed conversion ratios (feed input to tuna weight gain) of approximately 15:1 or higher result in significant feed requirements for captive
Southern_bluefin_tuna
Culinary process
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Meat_hanging
Traditional sausage in Vietnam and Cambodia
neutralize any strong odors. This minced beef is then combined with fat in a 1:5 ratio, creating a rich mixture that is packed into cleaned cow intestines. To
Tongmo
Third most important fish in aquaculture after carp and salmon
disease resistance, reproductive traits, robustness, lower emissions, feed conversion ratio (sustainability traits). New technologies for high-throughput phenotyping
Aquaculture_of_tilapia
Species of bacterium
improved: body weight (by 1.76-fold), survival rate (by 8.3%), and the feed conversion ratio (by 10%). Additionally, R. sulfidophilum has been shown to enhance
Rhodovulum_sulfidophilum
Height/width of an image
while conversion to 4:3 creates slight letterboxing. All widescreen content on ABC Family's SD feed until January 2016 was presented in this ratio. 1.6:1
Aspect_ratio_(image)
Ecological succession Energy quality Energy systems language f-ratio Feed conversion ratio Feeding frenzy Mesotrophic soil Nutrient cycle Oligotroph Paradox
Sustainable_gardening
Slakia found in the ceca of chickens has been shown to increase feed conversion ratios in broiler chickens. The opposite can be said for Akkermansia muciniphila
Poultry_microbiome
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Male
English
Short form of English Frederick, FRED means "peaceful ruler."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name BÄ“da, of which the most famous bearer was the Venerable Bede, the 8th century theologian and historian. Use of the personal name, though rare, continued long enough into the medieval period to give rise to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English sede ‘seed’; a metonymic occupational name for a gardener or husbandman, or a nickname for a small person.English (chiefly Lancashire) : from a late Old English personal name, Sida, a post-Conquest short form of compound names formed with sidu ‘custom’, ‘manner’; ‘morality’, ‘purity’ as the first element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Respiration, conversion, taking captive.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The God of conversion.
Boy/Male
English American Teutonic German
Sage, wise. From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel. Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid,...
Biblical
the God of conversion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a loud, rushing stream, Old English hl̄de, or a habitational name from Lead in West Yorkshire, which is named from Old English lǣd ‘water course’ or Old English hlēda ‘ledge’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Captivity, conversion, old age.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Read, REED means "red-headed; ruddy complexioned."
Male
English
Short form of English Ferdinand, FERD means "ardent for peace."
Girl/Female
Biblical
Conversion, captivity.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read 1.An early American bearer of the common British name was George Reed who emigrated from England in 1635 with his son, William, and settled in Woburn, MA, several years later. His grandson James (1722–1807), a revolutionary war soldier who distinguished himself at the battle of Bunker Hill, moved to Fitzwilliam, NH, and was one of the original NH proprietors.
Biblical
captivity; conversion; old age
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an irascible person, from Old English wēd ‘fury’, ‘rage’.Americanized form of Dutch Weeda.
Biblical
conversion; captivity
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from the Middle English personal name Pede (Old English PÄ“oda).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Mead, MEED means "lives by a meadow."
Boy/Male
Native American
Gathers jimson weed seed.
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