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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 70, Issue 3 841-857, Copyright © 1992 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

A computer model to predict the effects of level of nutrition on composition of empty body gain in beef cattle: I. Theory and development

J. W. Keele, C. B. Williams and G. L. Bennett
U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166.

A computer model was developed to simulate differences in the composition of empty body gain of beef cattle resulting from differences in postweaning level of nutrition that are not associated with empty BW. Differences in rate of empty body gain of cattle of similar genotype reflect differences in the level of nutrition; hence, empty body gain was used to represent level of nutrition. The model was based on four assumptions: 1) as animals mature, the proportion of fat is greater in gain than in body weight, 2) effects on body composition caused by plane of nutrition that are not associated with empty BW are predictable from rate of empty BW gain, 3) effects resulting from changes in nutrition are not exerted immediately nor are they permanent, and 4) cattle approach an empty body composition equilibrium when empty body gain is zero. Six parameters were used to characterize mature fat-free matter, rate of change to body composition equilibrium, minimum and maximum fractional growth rate relative to fractional growth rate for empty BW, time lag of response to change in nutrition, and influence of stage of maturity and nutrition on rate of change for fat-free matter. Two parameters were specific for genotype and gender. Using results from the model, we were able to explain conflicting results obtained from compensatory gain experiments.


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