TABLE 1.
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).
p‐value of the effect of the line in a linear model.
p‐value < .05.
p‐value < .001.