Item | Control | T1 | T2 | T3 | |
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Body weight (kg) | |||||
16 months of age | 447.0 ± 40.6 | 443.5 ± 31.6 | 445.2 ± 39.1 | 441.4 ± 22.5 | 0.99 |
19 months of age | 555.6 ± 49.5 | 551.9 ± 41.1 | 560.5 ± 41.8 | 553.9 ± 42.6 | 0.95 |
26 months of age | 692.4 ± 39.1 | 698.3 ± 39.2 | 718.5 ± 42.8 | 738.0 ± 64.1 | 0.15 |
29 months of age | 759.8 ± 43.91 | 745.5 ± 34.76 | 755.3 ± 62.28 | 760.6 ± 87.23 | 0.87 |
ADG (whole period) | 0.74 ± 0.06 | 0.72 ± 0.05 | 0.74 ± 0.08 | 0.76 ± 0.19 | 0.88 |
Intake (dry matter kg/steer/day) | |||||
Concentrate | 7.98 ± 0.03 | 8.18 ± 0.04 | 8.23 ± 0.04 | 8.25 ± 0.06 | 0.05 |
Rice straw | 1.63 ± 0.02 | 1.11 ± 0.04 | 1.02 ± 0.02 | 0.98 ± 0.07 | 0.05 |
DMI | 9.60 ± 0.04 | 9.29 ± 0.04 | 9.26 ± 0.04 | 9.21 ± 0.11 | 0.04 |
Crude protein | 1.30 ± 0.01 | 1.31 ± 0.01 | 1.32 ± 0.01 | 1.32 ± 0.01 | 0.07 |
TDN | 7.30 ± 0.02c | 7.39 ± 0.02 | 7.47 ± 0.01 | 7.48 ± 0.07 | 0.01 |
Feed conversion ratio | 12.98 ± 0.05 | 12.91 ± 0.05 | 12.51 ± 0.03 | 12.11 ± 0.15 | 0.08 |