Table 1. Feedlot rations for all breeds.
| Feedstuff (%) | Stage weight (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270–315 | 315–360 | 360–405 | 405–450 | 450–495 | 496–540 | 540–585 | |
| Corn | 53.71 | 74.28 | 78.75 | 81.38 | 84.49 | 86.64 | 75.47 |
| Flax | 30.34 | 19.27 | 14.66 | 10.29 | 7.71 | 5.48 | 12.14 |
| Mountain flour | 1.15 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.3 | 0.47 |
| Salt | 4.19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Calcium hydrophosphate | - | - | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
| Bicarb | 2.23 | - | - | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 2.38 |
| Premix1) | 8.91 | 5.69 | 5.89 | 5.68 | 5.81 | 5.9 | 9.54 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Nutritional standard | |||||||
| ADG (kg/d) | 1.125 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.125 |
| CP (% DM) | 11.6 | 12.29 | 11.34 | 10.71 | 10.08 | 9.66 | 9.59 |
| TDN (% DM) | 70 | 76.98 | 77 | 76.85 | 76.86 | 76.87 | 72.3 |
| NEm (Mcal/100 kg) | 166.81 | 186.67 | 186.67 | 186.67 | 186.67 | 186.67 | 172.67 |
| NEg (Mcal/100 kg) | 108.87 | 134.77 | 124.76 | 125.11 | 125.09 | 125.08 | 113.09 |
| Ca (% DM) | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.29 |
| P (% DM) | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| DMI (kg/d) | 6.75 | 7.425 | 8.19 | 8.955 | 9.675 | 10.395 | 10.62 |
1)
Vitamin-mineral premix: A, D3, E, Mn, Zn, Fe, Cu, Se, I, Co.
ADG, average daily gain; CP, crude protein; TDN, total digestible nutrient; NEm, net energy for maintainance; NEg, net energy for gain; Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; DMI, dry matter intake.