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. 2014 Jan 10;9(1):e85406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085406

Table 2. Growth performance of finishing steers fed a total mixed ration supplemented with ensiled mulberry leaves (EML) or sun-dried mulberry fruit pomace (SMFP).

Item Experimental diet1 SEM P-value
CONT EML SMFP
Animal number 17 17 17
Initial body weight (kg) 353.6 360.5 356.75 5.60 0.812
Final body weight (kg) 500.2 495 491 11.68 0.743
ADG (kg/d) 1.22 1.19 1.20 0.14 0.425
DMI (kg/d) 7.96 8.15 8.29 0.211 0.642
ADG/DMI 0.153 0.141 0.145 0.083 0.236

1 CONT  =  control; EML  =  ensiled mulberry leaves; SMFP  =  sun-dried mulberry fruit pomace.