Table 2.
Nutrients intake (dry matter basis) by cattle of different sexual groups (SG) and fed on three concentrate levels (CL) in the diets
| Intake | Sexual groups | Concentrate levels (%) | p<value | ||||
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| Bulls | Steers | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | SG | CL | |
| Silage intake (kg) | 4.79 | 4.73 | 5.05a | 4.78b | 4.45c | 0.75 | 0.05 |
| Concentrate intake (kg) | 3.57 | 3.30 | 2.58a | 3.60b | 4.26c | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| Total dry matter intake (kg) | 8.44 | 8.12 | 7.69a | 8.41b | 8.78c | 0.25 | 0.01 |
| Silage: concentrate ratio | 57.2 | 58.6 | 65.9a | 56.9b | 50.8c | 0.19 | 0.01 |
| Organic matter (kg) | 8.20 | 7.89 | 7.45c | 8.17b | 8.54a | 0.25 | 0.01 |
| Crude protein (kg) | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.70c | 0.85b | 0.94a | 0.11 | 0.01 |
| Neutral detergent fiber (kg) | 2.78 | 2.72 | 2.71 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 0.49 | 0.84 |
| Acid detergent fiber (kg) | 1.52 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 0.60 | 0.76 |
| Ether extract (kg) | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.60 | 0.73 |
| Total carbohydrates (kg) | 7.08 | 6.83 | 6.52c | 7.06b | 7.31a | 0.28 | 0.01 |
| Total digestible nutrient (kg) | 5.76 | 5.52 | 5.11c | 5.75b | 6.09a | 0.19 | 0.01 |
Means followed by different letters in the same row are different.