Title: The Nutritive Value of Feeds as Sources of Energy: A Review
Abstract: The purpose of this review was to discuss the determination of nutritive value in terms of energy.The conclusion which emerges is that there is an urgent need for new investigations to confirm or refute the limited experimental evidence that forms the basis of present practice.Editor. ''3O,000 40pO0 Gross Energy Intake (Cal/24 hr.) FI~. 2. Tile results of Forbes' first experiments on the effect of plane of nutrition on energy metabolism, recalculated to show the critical relationship between food intake measured in kcal.and energy retention.