production (redirected from production indices)

production,

n the amount of work that can be accomplished in a specific length of time.

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production

1. the act of producing.

2. the total of things produced.

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animal production

see animal production.

production diseases

diseases caused by systems of management, especially feeding and the breeding of high-producing strains of animals and birds, in which production exceeds dietary and thermal input. Includes the group of diseases known in veterinary literature as 'metabolic diseases'. They differ from nutritional deficiencies in which it is the nutritional supply which falls short of normal production.

production efficiency

the efficiency of conversion of feedstuffs to animal product. The basis of the cost-efficiency of any animal production undertaking.

production function

the relationship between the input of a single variable and the output of the product.

production indices

specific indices such as live pigs produced per sow per year, intercalving interval, rate of gain of body weight per day in beef cattle, used as benchmarks of productivity.

production ketosis

ketosis (acetonemia) as a production disease, one which is produced by animal management; failure of the dietary input to satisfy the demands of the energy output in milk.

production losses

product which is produced but not harvested or sold, e.g. mastitic milk from cows with mastitis.

production medicine

see production diseases (above).

production program

a schedule of activities relating to feeding, breeding and health maintenance aimed at maximizing the profitability of an animal enterprise. Includes the establishment of targets of production in the areas of specific indices of productivity and the monitoring of production. The programs may be computerized so that the entry of data is simplified and analysis of the data automatic and regularly periodic. The establishment of programs and their maintenance by way of modification of practices and strategies to match changes of production efficiency require the participation of species specialists. See also management factors.

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