Table 3.
Effect of bagasse and fermented sugarcane bagasse feeding on the growth performance of beef cattle.
| Items1 | CON | SB | FSB | SEM | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial weight (kg) | 362.59 | 363.59 | 364.08 | 1.89 | 0.952 |
| Final weight (kg) | 440.90 | 430.77 | 439.21 | 2.10 | 0.105 |
| DMI (kg/d) | 9.29a | 8.78b | 9.06c | 0.09 | <0.001 |
| ADG (kg/d) | 0.98a | 0.84b | 0.94ab | 0.01 | 0.030 |
| FCR (kg DMI/kg ADG) | 9.49a | 10.43b | 9.65a | 0.10 | <0.001 |
1DMI, dry matter intake; ADG, average daily gain; FCR, feed conversion ratio. 2Differences between means were considered significant when the p-value of the ANOVA F-test was less than 0.05. a–cMean values in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).