. 2021 Jun 23;35(1):29–38. doi: 10.5713/ab.21.0088

Table 4.

Feed intakes and growth performance of beef cattle offered alternative corn silage-based diets

Items	Period	Treatment				p-value

		WPCS	WPCSW	CS	SCS
Body weight (kg)	0 d	427.64±25.34	429.03±25.98	425.86±28.05	428.15±26.58	0.952
	30 d	469.41±23.33	464.19±25.68	456.69±29.41	461.99±26.37	0.148
	60 d	496.12±22.36^a	489.49±26.33^ab	479.78±31.77^b	486.57±26.86^ab	0.040
	90 d	509.41±24.45^a	501.75±26.73^ab	490.64±31.49^b	498.98±27.72^ab	0.016
Dry matter intake (kg/d)	0 to 30 d	9.73±0.31^ab	10.07±0.24^a	9.50±0.32^b	9.54±0.21^b	<0.001
	31 to 60 d	8.96±0.34	8.70±0.58	8.53±0.31	8.69±0.47	0.427
	61 to 90 d	7.76±0.12^a	7.31±0.22^b	7.26±0.13^b	7.26±0.10^b	<0.001
	0 to 90 d	8.94±0.88	8.89±1.22	8.58±0.98	8.65±0.10	0.596
Average daily gain (kg/d)	0 to 30 d	1.27±0.33^a	1.07±0.17^b	0.93±0.21^c	1.03±0.18^bc	<0.001
	31 to 60 d	0.83±0.21	0.79±0.12	0.72±0.34	0.77±0.10	0.092
	61 to 90 d	0.58±0.65	0.53±0.80	0.47±0.31	0.54±0.66	0.885
	0 to 90 d	0.93±0.26^a	0.83±0.22^b	0.74±0.16^c	0.80±0.19^b	<0.001
Feed conversion ratio (F/G)	0 to 30 d	7.69±0.24^c	9.44±0.22^b	10.16±0.34^a	9.30±0.20^b	<0.001
	31 to 60 d	10.73±0.40^b	11.01±0.74^b	11.83±0.43^a	11.31±0.61^ab	0.019
	61 to 90 d	13.42±0.21^c	13.71±0.42^b	15.38±0.27^a	13.46±0.19^bc	<0.001
	0 to 90 d	10.20±2.47^b	11.11±1.87^ab	12.13±2.24^a	11.06±1.87^ab	0.039
Gross profit (dollar)¹⁾	0 to 90 d	1.81	1.72	1.44	1.69	-

WPCS, whole plant corn silage-based diet; WPCSW, mixed forages-based diet was formulated by substituting a portion of whole plant corn silage with wheat straw; SCS, sweet corn stalklage-based diet; CS, corn stalklage-based diet.

p-value for the main effect of treatment (type of diet).

¹⁾

The gross price of beef cattle was 3.82 dollars, Gross profit = income from weight gain – expense of feed.

^a–c

Means within a row with different superscripts differ (p<0.05).