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. 2019 Apr 16;9(4):169. doi: 10.3390/ani9040169

Table 1.

Summary of studies selected for modelling study on local breeds (diet composition and feed intake expressed on an as-fed basis). BW: body weight; NE: net energy.

Breed 1 Data Source No. of Days Initial Final Diet(s) Composition Feed Intake,
Pigs on Trial BW, kg BW, kg Energy, MJ NE/kg Protein, % kg/Pig/d
Alentejana_1 [10] 28–34 118 41.5 96.3 9.14 15.7 2.59
Alentejana_2 [10] 13–39 136 35.3 95.1 8.51 15.2 2.45
Basque_conv [11] 20 214 34.8 139.9 9.59 18.0 2.39
8.96 14.7
Basque_alter [11] 20 206 35.3 146.3 9.59 18.0 2.68
8.96 14.7
Bísara_1 [12] 24 209 29.8 144.3 9.51 15.0 2.34
Bísara_2 TREASURE project 20 168 25.4 115.8 9.75 16.7 1.5 kg + corn (0.0–0.6 kg)
9.43 15.3
Corn: 9.90 8.6
A.Calabrese_1 [13] 36 142 40.2 139.1 9.34 15.4 3.14
9.69 14.2
A.Calabrese_2 [13] 36 142 33.8 135.2 9.22 15.5 3.00
9.70 14.2
Cinta Senese TREASURE project 11 246 38.0 143.4 9.64 12.4 2.48
9.71 10.3
Iberian_1 [14] 20–29 273 16.1 159.5 10.0 17.8 2.10
9.5 15.8
10.4 13.5
Iberian_2a [15] 6–8 155 15.7 114 9.23 12.6 2.54
Iberian_2b [15] 6–8 174 16.0 114 9.08 16.6 2.55
Krškopolje_con TREASURE project 12 115 36.2 120.4 8.52 15.3 3.23
8.82 14.0
Krškopolje_eco TREASURE project 12 115 35.0 124.3 8.69 15.0 3.20
8.83 14.0
Mangalitsa TREASURE project 12 198 24.3 115.5 9.98 13.7 2.64
10.00 14.4
Moravka TREASURE project 10–12 198 29.9 131.3 9.98 13.7 2.94
10.00 14.4

1 The numbers (1, 2, 2a, 2b) or indications (conv: conventional; alter: alternative; con: conventional; eco: ecological) following the names of the breeds refer to different studies (see details in the text and in Appendix A).