Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of all the experimental animals.
| Trait | N | Min | Max | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCR (kg of FI/kg of BW gain) | 137 | 3.63 | 7.09 | 4.90 | 0.59 |
| RFI (kg/day) | 137 | -0.31 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| FI (kg/day) | 137 | 0.72 | 1.72 | 1.22 | 0.18 |
| ADG (kg/day) | 137 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.03 |
| Initial BW (kg) | 125 | 1.42 | 18.99 | 2.75 | 1.55 |
| Final BW (kg) | 137 | 15.15 | 36.70 | 24.72 | 3.95 |
| Metabolic BW (kg0.75) | 137 | 9.82 | 16.89 | 13.11 | 1.33 |
| BW before slaughter (kg) | 137 | 29.15 | 53.20 | 40.37 | 4.48 |
FCR, feed conversion ratio; RFI, residual feed intake; FI, average daily feed intake over the assessed feeding period; ADG, average daily gain over the assessed feeding period; BW, body weight.