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energy balance

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energy balance [′en·ər·jē ‚bal·əns]
(physics)
The arithmetic balancing of energy inputs versus outputs for an object, reactor, or other processing system; it is positive if energy is released, and negative if it is absorbed.
(physiology)
The relation of the amount of utilizable energy taken into the body to that which is employed for internal work, external work, and the growth and repair of tissues.


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Teaming up an ethanol plant with an on-site feedlot will result in a net energy balance that is three times that of a standard dry mill ethanol plant and five times that of gasoline, according to a study for E BioFuels Complex, scheduled to begin operation this spring.
And corn ethanol is notoriously energy-intensive to produce, though the American Coalition for Ethanol denounces as "outrageous" the accusation that it actually has a negative energy balance.
Recent research at the University of Illinois shows cows fed a low-energy far-off dry cow ration had higher dry matter intakes and energy balance and lower blood non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) levels during the first 10 days after calving.
 
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