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. 2017 Dec 1;49:86. doi: 10.1186/s12711-017-0362-x

Table 8.

Average (standard deviation) across 50 replicates of responses to selection for different indexes

Response for Index
I^FI I^tRFI I^RFI I^FI/MW I^FI/WG I^FI/FG
MW (g) − 0.29 (0.09) − 0.02 (0.07) − 0.04 (0.05) − 0.07 (0.06) 0.01 (0.04) 0 (0.04)
WG (g/d) − 0.03 (0.02) 0 (0.02) 0 (0.01) 0 (0.01) 0.01 (0.02) 0 (0.01)
FG (mm) − 0.01 (0.01) 0 (0.01) 0 (0.01) 0 (0.01) 0 (0.01) 0 (0.01)
RFI (g/d) − 63.18 (17.32) − 87.03 (13.23) − 98.62 (9.87) 45.16 (31.09) − 43.63 (18.76) − 21.12 (23.74)
FI /sd MW ((g/d)/g) 17.77 (9.94) 10.59 (17.52) 13.41 (8.49) − 33.45 (6.21) − 5.57 (6.76) − 6.39 (7.75)
FI /sd WG ((g/d)/g) − 2.55 (6.15) − 10.34 (6.99) − 15.61 (5.27) − 4.71 (7.18) − 34.87 (3.81) − 29.22 (5.01)
FI /sd FG ((g/d)/g) 0.54 (2.09) − 1.28 (3.01) − 3.16 (2.36) − 2.25 (2.6) − 12 (2.11) − 12.02 (1.8)
FI (g/day) − 165.61 (35.14) − 111.08 (35.83) − 113.83 (16.07) 42.73 (49.27) − 43.32 (28.8) − 23.41 (34.87)

MW = mean metabolic weight; WG = weight gain; FG = backfat thickness gain; RFI = residual feed intake (Model 8); FI = feed intake; I^FI = selection against feed intake; I^tRFI = selection for reduced traditional RFI; I^RFI = selection against the consumption of feed beyond individual needs defined by index of overall needs (Model 8); I^FI/MW, I^FI/WG, I^FI/FG = selection to reduce the amount of feed consumed for maintenance, growth and fat deposition, respectively