Table 2.
Effect of feeding Korean domestic corn grain by different particle size on dry matter (DM) intake (DM kg/d) of Holstein steers fed total mixed ration as a basal1)
| Items | Treatments2) | SEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Control | WC | CC | FC | ||
| TMR intake | 9.30 | 7.99 | 8.44 | 8.96 | 1.607 |
| Whole corn intake | - | 2.00 | - | - | - |
| Coarse corn intake | - | - | 2.11 | - | - |
| Fine corn intake | - | - | - | 2.24 | - |
| Total intake | 9.30 | 9.99 | 10.55 | 11.20 | 1.866 |
TMR, total mixed ration; SEM, standard error of the mean.
1)
Holstein steers were housed under the condition of temperature and humidity index 71.5 (no stress: 24°C, 60%) according to Bilby et al [14].
2)
Treatments were TMR only (Control), TMR with whole corn (WC), TMR with coarsely ground corn (CC), and TMR with finely ground corn (FC), respectively.