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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > product quality > food quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Fields of Study > food science > food quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > food science > food quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Fields of Study > animal science > forage and feed science > feed quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > forage and feed science > feed quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Fields of Study > animal science > forage and feed science > forage > forage quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > forage and feed science > forage > forage quality > nutritive value > protein efficiency ratio
Preferred Term:

protein efficiency ratio

Definition:
An assessment of dietary protein quality by calculating weight gain divided by intake of a specific protein during a given period.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
nutritive value
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • protein efficiency rate
  • PER (protein efficiency ratio)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/199028
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