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In Exp. 1, hay dry matter intake during the trial period was not different (P\u2009=\u20090.38) but final BW and ADG were greater (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01) in DDG and MET1 compared to HAY1 heifers. In Exp 2, NS cows had significantly lower body condition score (BCS) at the end of the trial period than other treatments (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). Similarly, pre-calving and pre-breeding BW were also less in NS cows than other treatments (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). Pregnancy rates for HAY2 (94%), CAKE1 (95%), CAKE2 (94%), and MET2 (94%) were significantly greater (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01) than NS (80%) cows. There was a tendency (P\u2009=\u20090.09) for calves from HAY2 cows to have greater marbling compared to NS. There were no other differences in calving performance or progeny carcass characteristics in either experiment. 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