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.