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Table 2 Chemical composition of concentrate diets

From: Effects of different physical forms of concentrate on performance, carcass characteristics, and economic analysis in hanwoo steers

Composition Concentrate
Growing Fattening Finishing
  Flaked Ground Flaked Ground Flaked Flaked
  ─────────%, as - fed ──────────
Moisture 11.78 ± 0.121) 11.82 ± 0.05 12.67 ± 0.06 12.90 ± 0.04 12.59 ± 0.09 12.59 ± 0.09
Crude protein 16.22 ± 0.01 16.33 ± 0.02 15.33 ± 0.04 15.18 ± 0.03 13.26 ± 0.03 13.26 ± 0.03
Crude fat 3.06 ± 0.01 2.63 ± 0.04 3.03 ± 0.03 3.19 ± 0.04 3.17 ± 0.06 3.17 ± 0.06
Crude fiber 11.74 ± 0.25 13.13 ± 0.08 10.15 ± 0.06 10.17 ± 0.10 9.24 ± 0.39 9.24 ± 0.39
Crude ash 5.44 ± 0.06 6.03 ± 0.05 4.89 ± 0.02 5.04 ± 0.06 4.57 ± 0.20 4.57 ± 0.20
NFE 51.76 ± 1.61 50.06 ± 1.32 53.93 ± 1.11 53.52 ± 1.46 57.17 ± 0.95 57.17 ± 0.95
Ca 0.77 ± 0.04 0.66 ± 0.01 0.59 ± 0.01 0.63 ± 0.02 0.54 ± 0.06 0.54 ± 0.06
P 0.45 ± 0.00 0.44 ± 0.00 0.40 ± 0.00 0.43 ± 0.00 0.41 ± 0.02 0.41 ± 0.02
NDF2) 29.04 ± 0.36 33.54 ± 0.21 26.06 ± 0.07 25.33 ± 0.07 27.85 ± 1.37 27.85 ± 1.37
ADF3) 16.18 ± 0.19 15.63 ± 0.24 14.75 ± 0.10 14.34 ± 0.07 13.58 ± 0.38 13.58 ± 0.38
TDN4) 68.0 68.0 70.0 70.0 72.0 72.0
  1. 1)Means ± standard error.
  2. 2)Neutral derergent fiber.
  3. 3)Acid detergent fiber.
  4. 4)Calculated.
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