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Table 16. Means <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard deviations <strong>of</strong> carcass measurements <strong>and</strong><br />
age to market weight traits for each farrow<strong>in</strong>g group<br />
(adjusted for sex <strong>and</strong> carcass weíght)<br />
Trait<br />
n<br />
389<br />
Farrow<strong>in</strong>g group<br />
625<br />
44L<br />
Carcass length (cn)<br />
77 .24!2.r|b<br />
7 6 .28!2 .3La<br />
7 6.53!2.L64<br />
Shoulder fat<br />
thickness (cu)<br />
4.42t0.46b<br />
4.22!0.484<br />
4.27!0.464<br />
Mid-back<br />
thickness (crq)<br />
2 .18t0. 3Bc<br />
2.0810.36b<br />
2. O3t0 . 364<br />
Lo<strong>in</strong> fat<br />
thickness (cto)<br />
3 .33rO.3Bb<br />
3 .33t0.38b<br />
3 .28t0 .38a<br />
Total fat<br />
thickness (cn)<br />
9 .9310 "<br />
91b<br />
g .6gxo.gla<br />
g.6oto.g|a<br />
Lo<strong>in</strong> eye ?<br />
area (.rn-)<br />
28 .3813.614<br />
28.44!3.684<br />
28 . B3t3 .614<br />
Grade <strong>in</strong>dex<br />
gg .67 !2 .Bza<br />
LOO .4L!2.74b<br />
LO} .2L!2.77b<br />
% t,am weight<br />
26 .72!L -6gc<br />
26 .09t1.5g4<br />
zø.4stt.4zb<br />
Hau surface<br />
area ("r2)<br />
LzL.O7!r5.224<br />
725 .45!L4.g6c<br />
L23.O7tLz.g6b<br />
Predic ted<br />
yield (7")<br />
7o .45!z.3Ba<br />
7L.L2t2.47c<br />
70.80t2.20b<br />
Age to market weight<br />
(days)<br />
185 .00114 . B9a<br />
188 .50t16 . 00b<br />
191 .14t15 . BBc<br />
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