Table 4 Average values of initial body weight (IBW), final body weight (FBW), daily weight gain (DWG), feed conversion (FC) and body condition score (BCS) according to the sorghum silage replacement levels by wet brewer’s grains
From: Intake and performance of lambs finished in feedlot with wet brewer’s grains
Diets | |||||||
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0 | 33 | 66 | 100 | Regression equation1 | R2 | Pr > F | |
Performance of lambs (Mean ± Standard deviation) | |||||||
IBW (kg) | 24.7 ± 4.0 | 25.8 ± 5.2 | 25.0 ± 3.8 | 25.6 ± 4.0 | Ῡ = 25.3 | – | 0.78 |
FBW (kg) | 39.3 ± 5.3 | 40.5 ± 3.3 | 42.2 ± 5.0 | 39.0 ± 5.3 | Ῡ = 40.2 | – | 0.95 |
DWG (kg d−1) | 0.25 ± 0.1 | 0.33 ± 0.1 | 0.37 ± 0.1 | 0.32 ± 0.1 | Ῡ = 0.32 | – | 0.21 |
FC | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | 4.4 ± 1.0 | Ῡ = 4.5 | – | 0.15 |
BCS1 | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 3.1 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | Ῡ = 3.1 | – | 0.70 |