. 2023 Apr 3;14:1042554. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1042554

TABLE 7.

Performance of crossbred variety under a smallholder pig production system and its market demand and consumer preference.

Parameter	Average local	Crossbred variety
1. Litter size at birth (no.)	5.83^a ± 0.35	8.87^b ± 0.24
2. Litter size at weaning (no.)	5.00^a ± 0.27	8.27^b ± 0.37
3. Body weight at 120 days (kg)	10.85^a ± 0.85	24.13^b ± 0.56
4. Body weight at 180 days (kg)	18.56^a ± 1.05	44.81^b ± 0.72
5. Body weight at 240 days (kg)	25.68^a ± 0.96	65.31^b ± 0.82
6. Body weight at 300 days (kg)	34.17^a ± 1.35	82.54^b ± 1.12
7. Number of piglets/year/sow	6.23^a ± 0.23	13.82^a ± 0.38
8. Market demand score	3.67^a ± 0.18	4.27^b ± 0.20
9. Consumer preference score	4.36^a ± 0.24	4.12^a ± 0.17

^a-b values in the same row with different superscript differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). *Means with the same superscript are not significantly (p > 0.05) different in the same rows.