Meta-analysis of the effects of monensin on growth and bloat of cattle on pasture.

ABSTRACT: Monensin has been part of the beef production landscape for over 45 years. Although first approved for use in finishing cattle, it has since been approved for cattle in extensive production systems and has been an economical way to increase performance of forage-fed animals. This meta-analysis investigated the impacts of monensin on performance of stocker cattle on high-forage diets. The stocker performance analysis resulted from 38 experiments with 73 mean comparisons; bloat analysis was conducted with 12 experiments with 23 mean comparisons. The metaphor package (version 2.4-0) for R (version 4.0.3; www.r-project.org) was used to determine the overall effect size of monensin compared to a negative control. Each study's n, means, and SEM or P-value was used to calculate the

SUBMITTER: Gadberry S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9030155 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature