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. 2022 May 3;100(6):skac159. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac159

Table 3.

Feeding behavior of heifers fed diets containing dried corn distillers grains plus solubles or hempseed cake

Item Treatments1 SEM P-value
DDGS Hemp
Events, per d
Visits2 56.5 51.2 5.5 0.35
Meals3 10.3 10.2 0.6 0.87
Time eating, min
Per visit 2.64 2.82 0.31 0.56
Per meal 13.6 13.4 0.9 0.75
Per day 138 135 8 0.67
Eating rate, kg
Per visit 0.27 0.30 0.03 0.32
Per meal 1.40 1.44 0.08 0.68
Per min 0.11 0.11 0.01 0.79

Treatments consisted of 20% DDGS or 20% Hemp (DM basis) in a finishing ration.

Visit is defined as each time the Insentec system detected a heifer at the bunk.

Meal is defined as eating periods combined if the break between was not longer than 7 min.

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