Feeding frequency and its effect on feedlot performance in steers

One hundred and twenty commercial feedlot steers were penned and randomly allocated to three treatments: fed once, twice and three times per day, over a grower through finisher period of 196 d. Feeding frequency had no effect (P > 0.05) on average daily gain, feed intake or efficiency overall. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian journal of animal science 1995-06, Vol.75 (2), p.255-257
Hauptverfasser: Goonewardene, L.A, ZoBell, D.R, Engstrom, D.F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:One hundred and twenty commercial feedlot steers were penned and randomly allocated to three treatments: fed once, twice and three times per day, over a grower through finisher period of 196 d. Feeding frequency had no effect (P > 0.05) on average daily gain, feed intake or efficiency overall. We conclude that there are no beneficial effects in feeding a total mixed diet more frequently to feedlot steers. Key words: Feeding, frequency, gain, steers, feed efficiency
ISSN:0008-3984
1918-1825
DOI:10.4141/cjas95-037