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Table 2 Average daily gain (ADG) observed in calves under each backgrounding system at backgrounding, finishing and throughout the study

From: Microbiome network traits in the rumen predict average daily gain in beef cattle under different backgrounding systems

ADG

Treatment1

DL

PP

CC

P-value2

Backgrounding

1.4 ± 0.1a

0.9 ± 0.1b

1.2 ± 0.1ab

< 0.001

Finishing

1.6 ± 0.1b

1.9 ± 0.1a

1.7 ± 0.1ab

0.017

Overall

1.4 ± 0.0a

1.6 ± 0.0b

1.5 ± 0.0ab

0.021

  1. Bold font highlights the highest ADG values obtained 
  2. a,bLeast squares means within a row with different superscripts differ (P ≤ 0.05)
  3. 1Calves were stratified by birth date, birth weight, gender and dam age to 1 of 3 treatments: (1) dry lot (DL, calves were fed a haylage ration in a dry lot); perennial pasture (PP, = calves grazing perennial pasture); and cover crop (CC, calves grazing summer grown cover crop) for 55 d
  4. 2Probability of a difference among least squares means
  5. 3Measurements indicated are averages of data collected over the entire study period 
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Animal Microbiome

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