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. 2019 Sep 29;9(10):744. doi: 10.3390/ani9100744

Table 2.

Phenotype information for experimental pig population.

Trait 1 N 2 Mean ± SD 3 CV% 4
Age (d) 279 176.92 ± 4.14 2.34
CW (kg) 279 82.50 ± 11.10 13.46
BF (mm) 279 1.77 ± 0.48 27.13
pH45min 279 6.22 ± 0.30 4.78
pH24h 279 5.58 ± 0.18 3.28
IMF (%) 279 2.64 ± 0.91 34.55
L*45min 129 45.37 ± 2.29 5.04
a*45min 129 3.85 ± 1.500 38.92
b*45min 129 7.67 ± 0.93 12.14
L* 24h 279 51.49 ± 3.00 5.81
a*24h 279 6.32 ± 1.15 18.14
b*24h 279 5.88 ± 1.26 21.42
DL24h (%) 279 1.75 ± 0.97 55.31
DL48h (%) 279 3.89 ± 1.54 39.66
CL (%) 279 30.88 ± 3.48 11.26
SF (N) 279 47.23 ± 12.58 26.65
MG (μmol/g) 279 5.28 ± 1.71 32.44
G (μmol/g) 279 3.33 ± 0.84 25.23
G6P (μmol/g) 279 1.48 ± 0.19 12.69
LA (μmol/g) 279 130.82 ± 23.41 17.90
GP (μmol/g) 279 150.03 ± 26.27 17.50

1 Traits: Age, days after slaughter; CW, carcass weight; BF, backfat; pH45min, pH value at 45 min postmortem; pH24h, pH value at 24 h postmortem; IMF, intramuscular fat content; L*, lightness at 45 min or 24 h postmortem; a*, redness at 45 min or 24 h postmortem; b*, yellowness at 45 min or 24 h postmortem; DL24h, drip loss measured at 24 h postmortem; DL48h, drip loss measured at 48 h postmortem; CL, cooking loss; SF, shear force; MG, muscle glycogen; G, glucose; G6P, glucose-6-phosphate; LA, lactic acid; GP, glycolytic potential. 2 N = number of pigs. 3 SD = standard deviation. 4 CV = coefficient of variation.