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. 2021 Feb 26;138(4):491–507. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12539

TABLE 1.

Number (N), minimum (Min), maximum (Max), mean and standard deviation (SD) of the studied traits in the low residual feed intake (LRFI) and high RFI (HRFI) lines

N Min Max Mean SD p‐value a
RFI LRFI 1,901 −0.38 0.37 −0.04 0.12 ***
HRFI 1,748 −0.33 0.39 0.05 0.11
FCR LRFI 2,190 1.60 3.88 2.61 0.25 ***
HRFI 1,981 2.13 3.93 2.82 0.27
DFI LRFI 2,172 1.25 2.92 2.02 0.25 ***
HRFI 1,974 1.37 2.97 2.19 0.27
BFT LRFI 2,058 9.82 44.63 25.44 7.01 ***
HRFI 1,863 9.67 46.76 26.45 7.44
ADG LRFI 2,251 0.51 1.02 0.76 0.08 *
HRFI 2,060 0.50 1.01 0.76 0.08

Abbreviations: ADG, average daily gain (kg/day); BFT, backfat thickness (mm); DFI, daily feed intake (kg/day); FCR, feed conversion ratio (kg/kg); RFI, residual feed intake (kg/day).

a

p‐value of the effect of the line in a linear model.

*

p‐value < .05.

***

p‐value < .001.