Influence of dietary energy concentration and feed intake level on feedlot steers. 2. Feed intake, live mass-gain, gut fill, carcass gain and visual and physical carcass measurements
Slabbert, N.; Campher, J.P.; Shelby, T.; Leeuw, K.J.; Kuhn, G.P.; Meissner, H.H.
South African Journal of Animal Science 22(4): 107-114
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-1589 Accession: 002136874
Bonsmara crossbred steers about 200 kg were fed twice daily on diets containing concentrate:roughage (C:R) 80:20, 55:45 and 30:70 (metabolizable energy content of diets 11.2, 9.8 and 8.5 MJ/kg DM) ad libitum, and at 90% and 80% of ad libitum intake in a 3 x 3 factorial arrangement and slaughtered at 380 kg.