Table 3.
Effects of feeding fractionated alfalfa on weights of finishing feedlot steers
| Treatment1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day2 | CON | PLM+PFP | PFP | SEM | P-value3 |
| 0 | 420.3 | 420.8 | 420.7 | 4.7 | |
| 14 | 438.6 | 435.6 | 439.3 | 4.9 | |
| 28 | 459.7 | 458.1 | 460.6 | 5.8 | |
| 42 | 489.9 | 482.9 | 497.8 | 7.1 | |
| 56 | 515.7 | 513.1 | 523.9 | 6.4 | |
| 63 | 539.2 | 531.0 | 545.7 | 6.5 | |
| Treatment × day | 0.97 | ||||
| Time | <0.001 | ||||
| Treatment | 0.10 | ||||
PLM, ProLEAF MAX (Scoular, Omaha, NE); PFP, ProFiber Plus (Scoular, Omaha, NE).
1Treatment diets consisted of the following ingredients: corn silage, barley, high-moisture corn, a feedlot supplement, and either alfalfa hay (CON; n = 8), alfalfa leaf pellets (PLM) and alfalfa stems (PFP) (PLM+PFP; n = 8), or alfalfa stems (PFP; n = 8) and were fed to finishing feedlot steers for 63 d. Values represent the least square mean ± SEM.
2Weights are displayed in kg.
3 P-values for Treatment × day, Time, and Treatment when steer body weights were analyzed over time with repeated measures.