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Table 2 Effects of sex on backgroundgrowth performance of cattle

From: Effects of different dietary energy and protein levels and sex on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of F1 Angus × Chinese Xiangxi yellow cattle

Item

Steer

Heifer

SEM

P

Initial BW, kg

149.19

149.10

5.24

ns

Final BW, kg

299.61

288.05

7.99

ns

DMI, kg/d

5.04

5.10

0.02

ns

ADG, kg

0.82

0.74

0.03

ns

FCR

6.33

7.39

0.49

ns

  1. Significance: ns not significant (P > 0.05).
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891