standard system for expressing the energy value of feeds.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Includes the total amounts of digestible protein, nitrogen-free extract, fiber, and fat (multiplied by 2.25), all summed together.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A standard evaluation of the nutritional merit of a particular feed for farm animals which includes all the digestible organic nutrients--protein, fiber, nitrogen-free extract, and lipids.