feed-(conversion) efficiency
1feed conversion efficiency — a measure of the effectiveness of a formulated fish diet expressed as the weight in kilogrammes of feed needed to produce 1 kilogramme of fish flesh in aquaculture …
2Feed conversion ratio — In animal husbandry, feed conversion ratio (FCR), feed conversion rate, or feed conversion efficiency (FCE), is a measure of an animal s efficiency in converting feed mass into increased body mass. Specifically FCR is the mass of the food eaten… …
3Efficiency of conversion — The efficiency of conversion of ingested food to body substance (ECI), can be used to compare the weight different animals gain after eating a certain quantity of feed. Effectively represents efficiencies of both digestion (approximate… …
4Ocean thermal energy conversion — Temperature differences between the surface and 1000m depth in the oceans Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work,… …
5Offshore aquaculture — uses fish cages similar to these inshore ones, except they are submerged and moved offshore into deeper water. Offshore aquaculture, also known as open ocean aquaculture, is an emerging approach to mariculture or marine farming where fish farms… …
6Copper — For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation) …
7FCE — may refer to:*Fondo de Cultura Económica, a Mexican publishing house; *FCE USA, the branch of Fondo de Cultura Económica in the United States; *FCE 28260, an inhibitor of 5 alpha reductase; *FCE Ultra, an Open Source Nintendo Entertainment System …
8Solar cell — A solar cell made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer …
9Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
10Fish farming — Intensive koi aquaculture facility in Israel Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility… …
