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what is the term that refers to the extent to which a nutrient is absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract?

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Digestibility is a measure of the degree of net absorption of nutrients in the digestive tract of fish. Carbohydrate, protein, and lipid must be degraded to absorbable units (e.g., monosaccharides, amino acids, FAs).
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