Table 4.

Effect of DDGS supplementation during grazing on subsequent carcass characteristics of heifers following a common finishing diet

	Treatment1
Item	CONT	SUP	SEM	P-value
HCW2, kg	333.2	338.2	4.38	0.47
LM area, cm2	81.94	80.65	1.235	0.50
12th rib back fat, cm	1.21	1.26	0.057	0.57
Marbling score3	470	514	22.3	0.24
KPH, %	1.85	1.85	0.082	0.99
Quality grade4	10.2	10.6	0.25	0.28
Yield grade	2.8	3.0	0.10	0.30
Dress, %	58.7	58.3	0.33	0.86

¹CONT = 0% DDGS supplementation; SUP = 0.6% of BW DDGS supplementation.

2HCW = hot carcass weight.

³Marbling score based on 400 = Small⁰⁰.

⁴Quality grade based on Low Choice (Ch^-) = 10, High Prime (Pr⁺) = 15.