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Table 2.5 Body weight gain in animals fed DCP by several sources

Reference Animal Feedstuff Level BW Feed conversion
of DCP gain (kg DM intake/kg
(kg/d) BW gain)
Hadjipanayiotou and Male calves Barley-DCP
Louca (1976) concentrate 0 1.090 6.3
(g/kg)
60 1.070 6.5

Martinez and Male lambs DCP concentrate
Fernandez (1980) (g/kg) 0 0.312 3.2
30 0.272 3.4

60 0.234 3.9

Martinez and Male lambs DCP concentrate
Fernandez (1980) (g/kg) 0 0.259 3.6

15 0.272 3.5

30 0.256 3.6

45 0.127 5.5

Martinez and Female DCP concentrate
Fernandez (1980) lambs (g/kg) 0 0.188 4.5

15 0.199 4.3

30 0.171 4.9

45 0.143 5.7

Vijchulata et al. (1980) Steers Corn-DCP TMR 0 1.170 7.81
(g/kg)
40 1.060 7.83

Vijchulata et al. (1980) Steers Corn-DCP TMR 0 1.020 10.5
(g/kg)

60 0.990 10.7

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