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Table 5 Feeding program for Hanwoo steers in the experiment

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

Fattening phase

Age in mon.

Body weight range (kg)

Daily gain (kg)

Feeding level (body weight,%)

Concentrate fed (kg/hd/d, as-fed basis)

Roughage fed (kg/hd/d, as-fed basis)

Growing

Fattening

Finishing

Timothy hay

Alfalfa hay

Straw

Growing

5

147 ~ 162

0.50

0.90

1.4

 

1.5

0.5

 

6

162 ~ 188

0.85

1.25

2.0

  

2.0

1.0

 

7

188 ~ 214

0.85

1.40

2.6

  

3.0

1.0

 

8

214 ~ 241

0.90

1.50

3.2

  

3.4

1.0

 

9

241 ~ 268

0.90

1.50

3.6

  

3.5

1.0

 

10

268 ~ 295

0.90

1.53

4.1

  

4.0

1.0

 

11

295 ~ 322

0.90

1.55

4.6

  

4.0

1.0

 

12

322 ~ 351

0.95

1.61

5.2

  

4.5

0.5

 

13

351 ~ 379

0.95

1.70

6.0

  

4.5

0.5

 

Fattening

14

379 ~ 408

0.95

1.84

3.5

3.5

 

4.5

  

15

408 ~ 436

0.95

1.96

 

8.0

 

3.5

 

0.5

16

436 ~ 466

1.00

2.06

 

9.0

   

3.0

17

466 ~ 496

1.00

2.08

 

9.7

   

3.0

18

496 ~ 526

1.00

2.02

 

10.0

   

2.5

19

526 ~ 553

0.90

1.90

 

10.0

   

2.3

20

553 ~ 579

0.85

1.81

 

10.0

   

2.0

21

579 ~ 604

0.85

1.73

 

10.0

   

1.5

22

604 ~ 628

0.80

1.66

 

10.0

   

1.5

Finishing

23

628 ~ 649

0.70

1.51

  

9.5

  

1.3

24

649 ~ 667

0.60

1.39

  

9.0

  

1.2

25

667 ~ 682

0.50

1.35

  

9.0

  

1.2

26

682 ~ 696

0.45

1.25

  

8.5

  

1.2

27

696 ~ 708

0.40

1.22

  

8.5

  

1.2

28

708 ~ 718

0.35

1.13

  

8.0

  

1.2

29

718 ~ 727

0.30

1.11

  

8.0

  

1.2

 

30

727 ~ 736

0.30

1.03

  

7.5

  

1.2