Table 4. Open in new tab Proportion of...

Feed efficiency measure¹	Feed-swap group	Finisher-fed group	Grower-fed group
RFI	181	54.7^a	150	45.3^a	45	51.1^a	43	49.9^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a
G:F	204	61.6^a	127	38.4^b	52	59.1^a	36	40.9^a	38	53.5^a	33	46.5^a
KR	188	56.8^a	143	43.2^b	50	56.8^a	38	43.2^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a

Feed efficiency measure¹	Feed-swap group	Finisher-fed group	Grower-fed group
RFI	181	54.7^a	150	45.3^a	45	51.1^a	43	49.9^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a
G:F	204	61.6^a	127	38.4^b	52	59.1^a	36	40.9^a	38	53.5^a	33	46.5^a
KR	188	56.8^a	143	43.2^b	50	56.8^a	38	43.2^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a

Table 4.

Proportion of the steers that changed or maintained the same feed efficiency class between periods

Feed efficiency measure¹	Feed-swap group				Finisher-fed group				Grower-fed group
	Changed		No change		Changed		No change		Changed		No change
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
RFI	181	54.7^a	150	45.3^a	45	51.1^a	43	49.9^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a
G:F	204	61.6^a	127	38.4^b	52	59.1^a	36	40.9^a	38	53.5^a	33	46.5^a
KR	188	56.8^a	143	43.2^b	50	56.8^a	38	43.2^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a

Feed efficiency measure¹	Feed-swap group				Finisher-fed group				Grower-fed group
	Changed		No change		Changed		No change		Changed		No change
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
RFI	181	54.7^a	150	45.3^a	45	51.1^a	43	49.9^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a
G:F	204	61.6^a	127	38.4^b	52	59.1^a	36	40.9^a	38	53.5^a	33	46.5^a
KR	188	56.8^a	143	43.2^b	50	56.8^a	38	43.2^a	36	50.7^a	35	49.3^a

^a,bWithin each group, different superscripts indicate that the proportions of changed vs. no change are different at P < 0.05.

¹RFI = residual feed intake (kg/d); KR = Kleiber ratio.