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Table 2 Feed intake and body weight gain in Hanwoo steers fed with different levels of forage in raising and 1 st fattening period

From: Effects of forage level and chromium-methionine chelate supplementation on performance, carcass characteristics and blood metabolites in Korean native (Hanwoo) steers

Items

Treatments

Sampling period

I

II

III

IV

V

VI 4)

Mean

ADG1) (kg/d)

LF

0.55b

0.85a

0.72a

0.76a

0.70a

0.31b

0.65b

HF

0.83a

0.83a

0.74a

0.74a

0.73a

0.59a

0.74a

DMI2)

 

5.56

3.56

4.56

5.60

6.46

5.09

5.14

LF

2.69

2.74

2.24

1.79

1.79

1.16

2.06

HF

2.47

2.74

3.21

4.33

6.27

6.32

4.22

 

3.53

3.93

4.58

4.28

1.79

1.08

3.22

FCR3)

LF

15.0a

7.4a

9.4a

9.72b

11.8a

20.2a

11.0a

HF

7.2b

8.0a

10.5a

11.6a

11.0a

12.5b

10.0b

  1. 1)Average daily gain.
  2. 2)Dry matter intake.
  3. 3)Feed conversion ratio.
  4. 4)I-VI: Number of measurement.
  5. a,bSignificant differences occurred at (P < 0.05).