Table 2.
Performance of Italian Simmental cull cows fed soybean meal (SB) and hempseed-supplemented (HEMP) diet, n = 26.
| Item | Diet | RSD | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | HEMP | |||
| Slaughter weight (kg) | 700.9 | 717.1 | 79.96 | 0.611 |
| Daily gain (kg/d) | 0.794 | 0.826 | 0.287 | 0.780 |
| Carcass weight (kg) | 348.3 | 344.2 | 43.16 | 0.812 |
| Dressing Percentage (%) | 49.7 | 48.1 | 2.587 | 0.138 |
| Gain/feed 1 | 0.051 | 0.057 | 0.015 | 0.386 |
| Intake DM (kg/d) | ||||
| Forage | 9.95 | 9.52 | 2.18 | 0.621 |
| Total | 14.9 | 15.2 | 2.32 | 0.706 |
| Carcass | ||||
| Conformation score (points) 2 | 2.62 | 2.39 | 0.599 | 0.337 |
| Fatness score (points) 3 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 0.649 | 0.999 |
| pH rumen | 6.53 | 6.54 | 0.177 | 0.836 |
RSD = residual standard deviation; DM = dry matter. 1 Age of animals was include in the statistical model as coviarate. 2 S = 6 (superior), E = 5, U = 4, …, P = 1 (poor). 3 Class 5 = 5 (very fat), …, class 1 = 1 (very lean).