Table 3. Comparison of predicted and actual growth performances

Items Predict (kg/d) Actual (kg/d)
Average daily gain 1.22 1.80
Total intake 4.88 7.26
Concentrate intake 4.39 6.46
Forage intake 0.49 0.80
Predicted values of growth performances were estimated by using American feeding program “beef cattle nutrient requirements model 2016”. Adapted from NASEM [9] with permission of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.