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EFFECT OF BREED AND SEX GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY

Item Sire Breed Sex P-Values

Angus Lim-Flex Limousin Steer Heifer Breed Sex Initial wt.( lbs) 691 681 686 707 666 0.7767 < 0.01

Final wt.( lbs) 1474 1469 1470 1562 1381 0.9635 < 0.01 DMI( lbs) 22.0 21.7 20.9 22.2 20.8 0.0006 < 0.01 ADG( lbs) 3.32 3.36 3.34 3.64 3.04 0.7976 < 0.01 F: G 6.73 6.52 6.28 6.13 6.89 < 0.0001 < 0.01

Sex Differences: Steers and heifers performed as expected

• Steers > ADG and DMI

Breed Differences

• Breed did NOT affect ADG or final BW

• Increased Limousin influence reduced DMI and improved F: G