total digestible nutrients

noun

The total fiber, protein, lipid, and carbohydrate in a feed which can be converted into energy for an animal.

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Meanings

nountotal digestible nutrients pl (plural only)

alternative TDN

  1. pluralplural onlyagricultureThe total fiber, protein, lipid, and carbohydrate in a feed which can be converted into energy for an animal.
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