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gross

 [grōs]
coarse or large; visible to the naked eye.

Gross

(grōs),
Ludwik, 20th-century U.S. oncologist. See: Gross virus, Gross leukemia virus.

gross

(grōs),
Coarse or large; large enough to be visible to the naked eye; macroscopic.
[L. grossus, thick]

gross

(grōs)
1. coarse or large.
2. visible to the naked eye without the use of magnification.

gross

Etymology: OFr, gros, large
1 macroscopic, as in gross pathology; the study of tissue changes without magnification by a microscope.
2 large or obese. Compare microscopic.

gross

(grōs)
Coarse or large; large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
[L. grossus, thick]

gross

coarse or large; visible to the naked eye.
gross energy
total energy of a feed as measured by direct calorimetry.
gross income
total income before costs have been deducted.
gross margin
total returns from an enterprise minus the variable costs incurred by the enterprise.
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Densities of gross energy do not vary greatly among forages (Boertje 1990, Robbins 1993).
Seasonality of sexual segregation in dimorphic deer: extending the gastrocentric model
Regression equations for gross energy concentrations in copra byproducts (kcal/kg, as-is basis; n = 388).
CLASSIFICATION OF COPRA MEAL AND COPRA EXPELLERS BASED ON ETHER EXTRACT CONCENTRATION AND PREDICTION OF ENERGY CONCENTRATIONS IN COPRA BYPRODUCTS
Regarding the digestibility of the test ingredients (Table 3), control diet of dry matter, gross energy and crude protein were higher for DRB+Phy and Dephytinised DRB than DRB.
Nutritional and energetic value of rice by-products, with or without phytase, for growing pigs/Valor nutricional e energetico de sub-produtos do arroz, com ou sem fitase, para suinos em crescimento
The gross energy value of crude glycerin in this study does not resemble to any crude glycerin in the literature.
Digestible and metabolizable energy of crude glycerin for finishing pigs/ Energia digestivel e metabolizavel de glicerina bruta para suinos em terminacao
All these values were lower than those of gross energy ADCs of crude glycerol determined in this study for silver catfish, probably due to their different chemical compositions.
Digestible energy of crude glycerol for pacu and silver catfish/Energia digestivel do glicerol bruto para o pacu e o jundia
Daily intakes of dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber and gross energy are presented in Table (II).
Performance of Beetal Goats and Lohi Sheep Under Different Feeding Management Systems
Crude lipid was determined by the Soxthlet method (AOAC, 1984), ash was determined by combusting dry samples in a muffle furnace at 550[degrees] for 12 h (AOAC, 1984), and the gross energy content of dry samples was determined with PARRI281 bomb calorimeter (PARR Instrument Company, USA).
Effects of feeding level on the growth, energy budget and body biochemical composition of Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinesis
Samples of the diets, ingredients, feces, and urine were analyzed for gross energy (GE) concentration using a bomb calorimeter (C 2000; IKA, Staufen, Germany).
Determination and prediction of digestible and metabolizable energy concentrations in byproduct feed ingredients fed to growing pigs
Gross energy (GE) was determined using an adiabatic calorimeter (SXHW-III Tianyu Hebi China).
EFFECT OF DIETARY PROBIOTICS SUPPLEMENTATION WITH DIFFERENT NUTRIENT DENSITY ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE NUTRIENT RETENTION AND DIGESTIVE ENZYME ACTIVITIES IN BROILERS
Thus, the study was conducted to evaluate the effect of including cassava scraps in diets of broilers on performance (weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion) and on feasibility of broilers production, and also to evaluate dry matter metabolizability (DM), crude protein (CP) and gross energy (GE), from 1 to 21 days of age.
Whole scrapings of cassava root in diets for broilers from 1 to 21 days of age/ Raspa integral da raiz de mandioca para frangos no periodo de 1 a 21 dias
However, as the diet with higher protein level also presented around 7% higher gross energy, it is not possible to exclude that dietary energy may also contribute to this variation.
Dietary protein levels in Piaractus brachypomus submitted to extremely acidic or alkaline pH/ Niveis de proteina na dieta de Piaractus brachypomus submetidos a pH extremamente acidos ou alcalinos
The potential for using local renewable energy sources in Slovakia is estimated to be 20% of gross energy consumption for biomass (especially in heating) and 5% for solar energy (very promising for heating water).
Slovakia : SMAPUDE_LIFE - Strategic manage and planning use of domestic energy

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