Table 1. Experimental design of Holstein steers
Treatment
No. of steers
22 month
24 month
Concentrate
Concentrate
Fattening
Finishing
Fattening
Finishing
Total digestible nutrients (%)
1)
T1
10
70
74
-
-
T2
10
72
76
-
-
T3
10
-
-
70
74
T4
10
-
-
72
76
Each group were set to 70% (T1) and 72% (T2) during fattening phase and 74% (T3) and 76% (T4) for the finishing phase, respectively.