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Table 3.

Least squares means ± standard error and approximate heterosis (%) for growth rate and carcass traits by level of breeds based on model (1)

Breed	GR	CWT	CFL	CMF	CG^c	DP
RRRR	92.00 ± 2.74^a	15.11 ± 0.49^a	2.12 ± 0.11^b	2.02 ± 0.18^a	5.03 ± 0.33^b	41.61 ± 1.10^b
DDRR	101.31 ± 2.73^b	16.50 ± 0.49^b	2.04 ± 0.11^ab	2.56 ± 0.18^b	4.74 ± 0.33^ab	41.35 ± 1.10^ab
DDDR	97.53 ± 2.22^b	15.80 ± 0.40^ab	1.94 ± 0.09^ab	2.17 ± 0.14^a	4.24 ± 0.27^a	40.66 ± 0.89^ab
DDDD	96.19 ± 3.15^ab	15.03 ± 0.57^a	1.81 ± 0.13^a	2.25 ± 0.20^ab	3.97 ± 0.38^a	39.09 ± 1.27^a
Heterosis	10.0	12.3	4.9	25.8	6.9	3.2

GR growth rate to delivery, CWT cold carcass weight, CFL carcass fat level, CMF carcass muscle formation, CG carcass grade, DP dressing percentage

^a,bMeans within column with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05

^cLower value of CG meaning better carcass grade