Variables

Breed

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

Birth weight (kg)

Jersey

27.8^a ± 4.3

26.4^a ± 1.9

26.9^a ± 2.5

29.5^a ± 2.6

F × J

34.9^b ± 3.2

37.8^b ± 2.3

30.9^a ± 1.1

34.8^b ± 1.6

End BW (kg)

Jersey

155.5^a ± 7.3

168.5^a ± 3.4

166.0^a ± 4.3

159.9^a ± 4.5

F × J

152.4^a ± 12.8

175.3^a ± 10.0

191.2^b ± 4.6

191.9^b ± 6.5

ADG (kg/d)

Jersey

0.70^a ± 0.04

0.77^a ± 0.01

0.76^a ± 0.02

0.71^a ± 0.02

F × J

0.66^a ± 0.06

0.79^b ± 0.05

0.87^b ± 0.02

0.88^b ± 0.03

Hot carcass weight (kg)

Jersey

78.3^a ± 5.9

94.6^a ± 2.6

94.0^a ± 3.3

95.0^a ± 3.6

F × J

75.7^a ± 4.8

99.3^b ± 3.5

99.0^b ± 1.7

99.3^b ± 2.4

Cold carcass weight (kg)

Jersey

70.0^a ± 4.9

93.9^b ± 2.1

90.8^b ± 2.7

93.0^b ± 2.9

F × J

68.8^a ± 5.0

97.1^b ± 3.7

95.7^b ± 1.8

95.3^b ± 2.5

Dressing percentage

Jersey

0.45^a ± 0.2

0.48^a ± 0.01

0.48^a ± 0.01

0.49^a ± 0.01

F × J

0.48^a ± 0.01

0.50^a ± 0.01

0.51^a ± 0.01

0.51^a ± 0.01