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Table 1. Feedlot results.

Phase I
 Lot 20 Lot 21 Lot 22 Lot 23 Lot 24
 minimum grain Moderate grain' Heavy grain
hii Corn None 1%BI D* 1BIUD* 2%BI.D* Full-feed
Corn silage Full-feed Full-feed Full-fed Full-feed None
Days 101 101 101 101 101
Initial wt. 489 490 488 488 488
Final wt. (4% shrink) 669 765 786 797 801
Gain 180 275 298 309 313
Avg. daily gain 1.78 2.72 2.95 3.06 3.10
Feed per head daily **:
 Corn silage 29.5(10.6) 24.4(8.8) 20.7(7.4) 16.7(6.0) 0
 HM corn 0 6.0(4.4) 9.2(6.8) 12.3(9.1) 16.1(12.0)
 Supplement 1.9(1.7) 1.8(1.6) 1.8(1.6) 1.8(1.6) 1.8(1.6)
 Citrus molasses 1.5(1.0) 1.5(1.0) 1.5(1.0) 1.5(1.0) 1.5(1.0)
 Hay(at start only) 0.9(0.8) 0.7(0.6) 0.6(0.5) 0.6(0.5) 0.9(0.7)
 Total/day 33.8(14.1) 34.4(16.5) 33.8(17.4) 32.9(18.2) 20.4(15.3)
Dry matter consumed,
 %body wt. 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.4
Feed 100 lbs. gain
 (10% moisture) 878 671 656 663 547
 Feed cost 100 lbs. gain*** $22.18 $19.14 $19.78 $20.98 $20.36
 *Body weight daily
 **Numhers not in parentheses, gross wt; numbers in parentheses, dry matter.
 ***Corn, $1.80/bushel(No. 2 basis); corn silage, $14/ton(65% moisture).


Phase II.


Ii corn
Corn silage
Days
Initial wt.
Final wt.
Gain
Avg. daily gain
Feed per head daily**:
 Corn silage
 lHl corn
 Supplement
 Citrus molasses
 Total per day
Dry matter consumed,
 %body wt.
Feed 100 lbs. gain
 (10% moisture)
 Feed cost 100 lbs. gain***
 *Body weight daily


 Lot 20
ilinimum grain
 1%BWD*~
 Full-feed
 136
 669
 1011
 342
 2.52

 31.5(11.3)
 8.5(6.3)
 2.1(1.9)
 2.0(1.3)
 44.1(20.8)

 2.5

 917
 $26.10


Lot 21
 Moderate
 lBI TD*
 Full-feed
 101
 765
 1012
 247
 2.44

 18.6(6.6)
 13.0(9.7)
 2.1(1.9)
 2.0(1.3)
 35.7(19.5)

 2.2

 890
 $28.44


Lot 22
grain
2%BWD*
Full-feed
 101
 786
 1021
 235
 2.32

 8.3(3.0)
 16.4(12.2)
 2.0(1.8)
 2.0(1.3)
 28.7(18.3)

 2.0

 876
 $30.70


Lot 23
 Heavy
Full-feed
5 Ibs. day
 80
 797
 1016
 219
 2.74

 5.2(1.8)
 17.7(13.
 2.0(1.9)
 2.0(1.3)
 26.9(18.

 2.0

 738
 $26.62


 Lot 24
grain
 Full-feed
 Hone
 80
 801
 1018
 217
 2.71

 0
2) 18.1(13.4)
 2.0(1.9)
 2.0(1.3)
2) 22.1(16.6)

 1.8

 681
 $25.91


**Numbers not in parentheses, gross wt.; numbers in parentheses, dry matter.
***Corn, $1.80 bushel (No. 2 basis); corn silage, $14 ton (65% moisture).


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