Table 1.
Number of pigs used in pork quality characteristic studies and sensory panel tests by location and trial*
| Breed type | NCA&TSU
|
CEFS
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trial 1a | Trial 2b | Trial 3b | Trail 1a | Trial 2b | Trial 3b | |
| BY | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | – | 7 |
| LBY | 10 | 6 | – | 7 | – | – |
| TY | – | – | 5 | – | – | 7 |
| YY | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | – | 7 |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 15 | 21 | – | 21 |
*
Locations were North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&TSU) and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). Breed types were Berkshire×Yorkshire (BY), Large Black×Yorkshire, Tamworth×Yorkshire (TY) and Yorkshire×Yorkshire (YY).
a
Sensory test 1.
b
Sensory test 2.