Table 2.
Effect of feeding no tylosin phosphate, continuous tylosin phosphate, or feeding tylosin phosphate intermittently on finishing steer feedlot performance
Item | Treatment1 | SEM | P-value | ||
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No tylosin | Tylosin | Intermittent tylosin | |||
Initial BW, kg | 410 | 411 | 411 | 6.71 | 0.40 |
Final BW, kg | 628 | 635 | 626 | 4.86 | 0.23 |
ADG, kg/d | 1.83 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 0.036 | 0.21 |
DMI, kg/d | 10.89 | 11.23 | 10.86 | 0.235 | 0.28 |
G:F, kg/kg | 0.1678 | 0.1665 | 0.1657 | 0.0027 | 0.75 |
1No tylosin received no tylosin phosphate, Tylosin received tylosin phosphate continuously throughout the feeding period, and Intermittent tylosin received tylosin phosphate in a 1 week on, 2 weeks off pattern.