Table 1.
Parameter | Males |
Females |
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HFE | LFE | HFE | LFE | |
Daily feed intake(g) | 75.30 ± 10.58 | 95.85 ± 6.73 | 65.63 ± 4.82A | 82.95 ± 1.69B |
Daily BW gain(g) | 27.50 ± 4.58 | 22.00 ± 2.05 | 21.83 ± 0.95A | 18.17 ± 0.29B |
FCR (g/g) | 2.75 ± 0.21A | 4.37 ± 0.20B | 3.01 ± 0.15A | 4.57 ± 0.09B |
RFI (g) | −13.02 ± 0.92A | 13.56 ± 1.47B | −11.79 ± 2.55A | 11.89 ± 1.62B |
A,BDifferent capital letters indicate that the difference is statistically significant (P < 0.01). HFE and LFE denote high feed efficiency and low feed efficiency, respectively.
Abbreviations: FCR, feed conversion ratio; RFI, residual feed intake.