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Table 1 Effect of floor type on performance characteristics of finishing beef steers

From: Effect of floor type on the performance, physiological and behavioural responses of finishing beef steers

 

Slats

Mat 1

Mat 2

Wood-chip

Total DM intake (kg DM/day)

9.9 ± 0.30

9.9 ± 0.06

9.8 ± 0.17

10.1 ± 0.09

Initial live weight (kg)

502.0 ± 7.76

504.4 ± 8.76

502.4 ± 9.32

502.0 ± 8.83

Slaughter weight (kg)

673.6 ± 7.79

672.7 ± 10.43

666.8 ± 10.45

677.35 ± 10.94

Live weight gain (kg/day)

1.16 ± 0.05

1.14 ± 0.05

1.11 ± 0.04

1.18 ± 0.05

Carcass weight (kg)

350.9 ± 4.40

353.9 ± 4.43

348.5 ± 5.43

346.3 ± 5.98

Estimated carcass gain (g/day)a

675.5 ± 19.1

687.5 ± 16.7

657.4 ± 19.8

644.5 ± 27.0

Dressing percent (%)

52.1 ± 0.43

52.8 ± 0.69

52.3 ± 0.39

51.1 ± 0.34

Carcass conformation scoreb

2.64 ± 0.12

2.60 ± 0.12

2.78 ± 0.12

2.56 ± 0.12

Carcass fat scorec

2.93 ± 0.11

2.98 ± 0.11

2.93 ± 0.11

2.57 ± 0.12

Kidney channel fat (kg)

11.38 ± 0.37

12.3 ± 0.54

12.4 ± 0.39

11.01 ± 0.60

  1. The values are expressed as Lsmeans (±SEM)
  2. aAssuming an initial dressing percentage of 520 g/kg
  3. bScale EUROP with P = 1 and E = 5
  4. cFat score scale 1 (leanest) to 5 (fattest)