Table 2.

Mean (standard deviation) of analysed growth phenotypes by age

Age (weeks)	$\mathbf{FI}$ (kg)	Weight (kg)	$\mathbf{MW}$ (kg)	$\mathbf{WG}$ (kg/d)	$\mathbf{FG}$ (mm/d)	N
15	2.22 (0.41)	50.92 (6.88)	19.85 (1.97)	0.85 (0.12)	0.13 (0.07)	1070
16	2.39 (0.44)	56.85 (7.3)	21.47 (2.05)	0.84 (0.12)	0.13 (0.07)	1069
17	2.51 (0.48)	62.76 (7.79)	23.06 (2.12)	0.85 (0.12)	0.13 (0.07)	1066
18	2.69 (0.51)	68.68 (8.25)	24.62 (2.20)	0.87 (0.13)	0.14 (0.07)	1062
19	2.85 (0.52)	74.80 (8.75)	26.17 (2.26)	0.87 (0.13)	0.14 (0.07)	1058
20	2.91 (0.52)	80.90 (9.10)	27.71 (2.32)	0.88 (0.14)	0.15 (0.07)	1055
21	2.98 (0.54)	86.97 (9.49)	29.21 (2.38)	0.89 (0.14)	0.16 (0.08)	1043
22	3.03 (0.53)	93.52 (9.90)	30.80 (2.42)	0.90 (0.15)	0.16 (0.08)	1013
23	3.10 (0.54)	100.11 (10.46)	32.35 (2.53)	0.89 (0.15)	0.17 (0.08)	906
24	3.04 (0.55)	106.58 (10.85)	33.87 (2.59)	0.89 (0.15)	0.17 (0.09)	732
25	3.07 (0.60)	113.82 (10.53)	35.55 (2.46)	0.91 (0.15)	0.18 (0.09)	516

$\text{FI}$ = feed intake; Weight = weight at the end of the week; $\text{MW}$ = mean metabolic weight of the week; $\text{WG}$ = weight gain; $\text{FG}$ = backfat thickness gain; N = number of animals