A feedlot cow is fed 12 kg of corn daily for 255 days, and grows from 200

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A feedlot cow is fed 12 kg of corn daily for 255 days, and grows from 200 kg to 500 kg in that time. Estimating the energy densities of corn and cow both at roughly 15 MJ/kg (a very rough estimate, actually more of an overestimate for the cow), compute the ratio of corn energy input to cow energy output.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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