. 2020 Mar 25;123(11):1239–1246. doi: 10.1017/S0007114519003350

Table 3.

Net intake as fed, and of DM, organic matter (OM) and crude protein (CP) plus average daily gain (ADG)^* of Boran steers fed a ration consisting mainly of Rhodes grass hay offered at either 0·4, 0·6, 0·8 or 1·0 times calculated maintenance energy requirements (MER) over 21 d, following a 14 d adaptation period

(Mean values and pooled standard errors)

Intake	1·0 MER	0·8 MER	0·6 MER	0·4 MER	Pooled sem	P
As fed (g)	5151^a	4192^b	3429^c	2297^d	68·9	<0·0001
DM (g)	4622^a	3878^b	3110^c	2077^d	51·4	<0·0001
OM (g)	4264^a	3579^b	2866^c	1913^d	48·9	<0·0001
CP (g)	407^a	268^b	210^c	140^d	3·4	<0·0001
ADG (kg)	0·200^a	−0·100^b	−0·310^c	−0·715^d	0·0611	<0·05

^a,b,c,d Mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0·05).

Calculated over the full 35-d feeding period.