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Understanding Energy in Animal Nutrition

The document outlines the different energy types in animal feed: Gross Energy, Digestible Energy, Metabolizable Energy, and Net Energy. It explains how each type accounts for energy losses through feces, urine, gas, and heat increment, with Net Energy being the most usable form for the animal. Additionally, it emphasizes that maintenance needs must be prioritized in energy utilization, affecting ration balancing.

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Understanding Energy in Animal Nutrition

The document outlines the different energy types in animal feed: Gross Energy, Digestible Energy, Metabolizable Energy, and Net Energy. It explains how each type accounts for energy losses through feces, urine, gas, and heat increment, with Net Energy being the most usable form for the animal. Additionally, it emphasizes that maintenance needs must be prioritized in energy utilization, affecting ration balancing.

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ENERGY

GROSS ENERGY
Feces
DIGESTIBLE ENERGY
Urine & Gas
METABOLIZABLE ENERGY
Heat increment
NET ENERGY

Maintenance Gain Reproduction Milk Production


Gross Energy includes all the energy in a feed.
•It is not all available to the animal
•It is determined by how much heat is liberated upon
combustion.

Digestible Energy is how much energy does not end up


in the feces.
•Therefore it was absorbed.
•It is not all used by the animal, some is lost.

Metabolizable Energy is what is left after accounting for


energy in feces, urine and gasses.
•It is still not all available for the animal to use.
Net Energy
• Is what is left after accounting for losses to
feces, urine & gasses and heat increment.
– Heat increment is energy lost in fermentation
and in metabolic processes.
• Net Energy is available for the animal to
use.
• It is not used with the same efficiency for
all processes.
• Net Energy is always used most efficiently
for maintenance.
• Milk production is almost as efficient as
maintenance.
• Gain (growth and fattening) is less efficient.
• Different uses for energy require different
values be used for the energy content of
feeds for each purpose.
• Maintenance needs must always be met first
• This complicates ration balancing.
GROSS ENERGY
Feces
DIGESTIBLE ENERGY
Urine & Gas
METABOLIZABLE ENERGY
Heat increment
NET ENERGY

Maintenance Gain Reproduction Milk Production

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