Table 2.

Description of calves fed starters containing 5% straw differing in particle size either in the pellet (PS) or mixed with the pellet: short (SS), medium (MS), and long straw (LS)

Item	Diet				SEM	P-value
	PS	SS	MS	LS
Calves, no.
Trial 1	4	4	4	5	—	—
Trial 2	7	6	6	6	—	—
BW at birth, kg	43.5	43.4	44.5	43.9	1.2	0.93
BW at slaughter,1 kg	64.7	65.2	63.4	67.2	2.5	0.72

¹BW of calves at slaughter was heavier in trial 2 than in trial 1 (69.0 vs. 61.3 kg; P < 0.01).