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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 />

"b"Diff.tent superscripts <strong>in</strong>dicaËe significantly different at p

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