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AfDB |
African Development Bank |
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AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
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BAU |
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh |
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BCRDV |
Baby Chick Ranikhet Disease Vaccine |
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BLRI |
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar |
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DLS |
Directorate of Livestock Services |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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GoB |
Government of Bangladesh |
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GVC |
Government Veterinary College |
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IBD |
Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro disease) |
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IBDV |
Infectious Bursal Disease Vaccine |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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KVL |
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Den Kongelige Veterinære Landbohøjskole) |
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LIFDC |
Low Income, Food-Deficient Countries |
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ME |
Metabolisable Energy |
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ND |
Newcastle Disease (RD: Ranikhet Disease) |
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NDV |
Newcastle Disease vaccine |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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NN |
Naked Neck (Local breed) |
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NSP |
Network for Smallholder Poultry Development (Danida) |
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PLDP |
Participatory Livestock Development Project |
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RIR |
Rhode Island Red (American poultry breed) |
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SFRB |
Scavengeable Feed Resource Base |
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Sonali |
Bangladeshi poultry breed (“The Golden bird”) |
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SPFP |
Small livestock Projects for Food Production (FAO) |
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SPFS |
Special Programme for Food Security (FAO) |
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TCDC |
Technical Cooperation between Developing Countries (FAO) |
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TCP |
Technical Cooperation Programme (FAO) |
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Uppazila |
sub district, formerly a thana |
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Velogenic |
highly virulent ND |
Conversions
Linear measure
Feet to metres x 0.3048; 3 feet is 0.91 m or 91 cm
Stock Density
Square feet/bird to Birds/square metre uses an inverse relationship with the multiplier of 0.0929sq.m = 1 sq.ft. Using a calculator, the formula is:
0.0929 M+ then [sq.ft/bird] x, MR, =, /, /, 1, = gives [birds/sq.metre] or
0.0929 M+ then [birds/sq.metre], x, MR, =, /, /, 1, =, gives [sq.ft/bird]
For example: 4.0 sq.ft/bird = 2.7 birds/sq.m
Energy
There are 4.1868 megajoules (MJ) or kilojoules (kJ) per megacalorie (Mcal) or kilocalorie (kcal) of energy. The joule is the newer metric format to measure energy.
Example 1: a feed with a metabolisable energy (ME) value of 2300 kcal ME/kg is now stated as 9.6 MJ ME/kg (2300 x 4.1868 / 1000).
Example 2: a SFRB per household of 468 Mcal of ME is now stated as 1960 MJ of ME.
