Match: Historical Energy Systems in Animal Nutrition

Question

Match the column:

Table A (System) Table B (Scientist)
1. Starch equivalent system (a) Armsby
2. Physiological fuel value (b) Thaer
3. Hay equivalent system (c) Atwater
4. DCP, TDN & DM system (d) Kellner
5. NE & True protein system (e) Morrison
Select an answer

Match the column:

Table A (System) Table B (Scientist)
1. Starch equivalent system (a) Armsby
2. Physiological fuel value (b) Thaer
3. Hay equivalent system (c) Atwater
4. DCP, TDN & DM system (d) Kellner
5. NE & True protein system (e) Morrison
  1. 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a — Correct Answer
  2. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-d
  3. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-e, 5-c
  4. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a, 5-e
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-e, 5-a

These are the five foundational feeding standard systems in animal nutrition, each associated with its developer.

Matching — Feeding Systems and Scientists
System Scientist Basis
1. Starch Equivalent System (d) Kellner Net Energy & Digestible True Protein; published 1907
2. Physiological Fuel Value (c) Atwater PFV = GE × Digestibility coefficient
3. Hay Equivalent System (b) Thaer Published 1810; meadow hay used as comparative unit
4. DCP, TDN & DM System (e) Morrison Modified Wolf-Lehmann standard; most common in Indian livestock
5. NE & True Protein System (a) Armsby Based on Net Energy; published "Manual of Cattle Feeding"
Key Extra Facts
  • Grouven formulated the first feeding standard in 1859 (protein, fat & carbohydrate)
  • Morrison's standard published in 1915 in "Feeds & Feeding"; commonly used in India
  • ICAR feeding standard given by Dr. S.K. Ranjhan
  • ARC standard: UK standard (1959), now replaced by AFRC
  • NRC standard: USA standard (1945)
Why Other Options Are Wrong
  • Option 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-e, 5-d → swaps Thaer and Kellner; Thaer gave Hay Equivalent, not Starch Equivalent
  • Option 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-e, 5-c → puts Morrison in Physiological Fuel Value — incorrect; Atwater gave PFV
  • Option 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a, 5-e → completely wrong pairing for Kellner, Atwater, and Morrison
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