Steers
were used in Exp. 1 (n = 295; 467 ± 52 kg) and Exp. 2 (n = 225; BW = 348 ± 27 kg) in a
2 x 2 + 1 factorial arrangement of treatments with factors including CS (15 or 45%) and
MDGS (20 or 40%) (15:20 – 15% CS, 20% MDGS; 15:40 – 15% CS, 40% MDGS;
45:20 – 45% CS, 20% MDGS; 45:40 – 45% CS, 40% MDGS) plus a control diet
consisting of 5% corns talks and 40% MDGS. In Exp.