Table 1. Carcass characteristics between loin of crossbred pigs sired either Duroc or synthetic breed based on Korean native breed.
| Items | Breed1) | Sex | Significance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYD | LYW | Castrate | Gilt | Breed | Sex | Breed×Sex | |
| Live weight (kg) | 120.2±8.172) | 117.4±10.41 | 120.5±10.05 | 117.0±8.51 | ns | ns | * |
| Market weight (day) | 162.3±1.3 | 162.5±1.0 | 162.2±1.14 | 162.6±1.21 | ns | ns | ns |
| Carcass weight (kg) | 96.38±6.95 | 93.10±8.34 | 97.37±8.21 | 91.97±6.39 | ns | ** | ns |
| Carcass backfat thickness (mm) | 29.03±5.78 | 28.60±5.13 | 31.23±5.32 | 26.31±4.34 | ns | *** | ns |
1) LYD, Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc; LYW, Landrace×Yorkshire×Woori black pig based on Korean native breed.
2) Values are mean±standard error.
* p<0.05
** p<0.01
*** p<0.001.
ns, not significant.