Table 5.

Effect of zinc methionine complex in combination with zilpaterol hydrochloride on carcass characteristics of calf-fed Holstein steers

	CONa	ZnMetb	SEMd	P value
HCW (kg)	389	388	2.75	0.794
Dress (%)	62.9	63.0	0.53	0.858
Marblingc	475	487	6.83	0.139
LMA (cm2)	82.35	81.83	0.47	0.317
USDA yield grade	2.8	2.8	0.03	0.835

^aCON: Control 90 ppm Zn added from ZnSO₄ (n = 6 pens)

^bZnMet: Control plus 720 mg Zn added from ZINPRO^® zinc methionine (n = 6 pens)

^cMarbling score 300 = slight; 400 = small; 500 = modest

^dPooled standard error of the mean