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#'''Metabolisable energy (ME):''': Is food energy that is utilised by the tissues and it is calculated from DE minus urinary losses of energy. This is the most meaningful measure of food energy as it represents energy that is truly available to the animal to use.  
 
#'''Metabolisable energy (ME):''': Is food energy that is utilised by the tissues and it is calculated from DE minus urinary losses of energy. This is the most meaningful measure of food energy as it represents energy that is truly available to the animal to use.  
 
The designated SI unit of energy is the joule (J), with kiloJoules (kJ), or kilocalories (kcal) in the United Stated, used in animal nutrition.   
 
The designated SI unit of energy is the joule (J), with kiloJoules (kJ), or kilocalories (kcal) in the United Stated, used in animal nutrition.   
'''1 calorie = 4.184 joule'''
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==Why is it Important?==
 
==Why is it Important?==
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