Divide the energy balance by the energy content of each kg of gain or loss:
◦FBWC is FBW changes, g/d
◦EB = MEI – (MEM + MEL + MEP), Mcal of ME/d
◦TE is total body energy, Mcal of NE
◦kR is the ratio between reserves NE and ME and
is 0.6 for all sheep categories, as
suggested by CSIRO (1990).