Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for growth and carcass quality traits in purebred and crossbred pigs
Mean | Min | Max | SD | |
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Purebred (n = 28,497) | ||||
Back fat, mm | 14.9 | 4.8 | 39.1 | 3.8 |
Loin depth, mm | 81.4 | 16.9 | 122.0 | 10.1 |
ADG, kg/d | 0.493 | 0.184 | 0.807 | 0.058 |
Crossbred (n = 135,768) | ||||
Back fat, mm | 18.7 | 6.0 | 39.0 | 4.1 |
Loin depth, mm | 67.2 | 31.0 | 92.0 | 7.0 |
ADG, kg/d | 0.541 | 0.228 | 0.794 | 0.056 |