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.