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Table 2 Number of records, means, and SD for growth traits measured.

From: Application of alternative models to identify QTL for growth traits in an F2 Duroc x Pietrain pig resource population

Trait

N

Mean

SD

Birth weight (kg)

954

1.53

0.32

3-wk weight (kg)

954

5.69

1.48

6-wk weight (kg)

953

12.04

2.84

10-wk weight (kg)

954

26.43

4.84

10-wk 10th-rib backfat (mm)1

954

7.96

1.77

10-wk longissimus muscle area (cm2) 1

954

11.55

2.54

10-wk last-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

6.11

1.06

13-wk weight (kg)

954

41.66

6.60

13-wk 10th-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

9.74

2.68

13-wk longissimus muscle area (cm2) 1

954

16.98

3.35

13-wk last-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

7.13

1.38

16-wk weight (kg)

954

62.28

8.27

16-wk 10th-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

12.35

3.44

16-wk longissimus muscle area (cm2) 1

954

24.85

3.82

16-wk last-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

9.57

2.28

19-wk weight (kg)

954

80.79

9.84

19-wk 10th-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

15.90

5.02

19-wk longissimus muscle area (cm2) 1

954

31.39

4.19

19-wk last-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

11.79

3.29

22-wk weight (kg)

954

100.05

10.87

22-wk 10th-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

19.89

6.40

22-wk longissimus muscle area (cm2) 1

954

37.09

4.83

22-wk last-rib backfat (mm) 1

954

14.35

4.16

10 - 22 wk ADG (g/d)

954

878.04

105.42

Age at 105 (kg) 2

954

157.42

13.64

22-wk total body fat tissue (kg) 3

954

24.94

6.96

22-wk fat-free total lean tissue (kg) 3

954

38.35

4.45

22-wk empty body protein (kg) 3

954

15.01

1.67

22-wk empty body lipid (kg) 3

954

21.96

4.23

  1. 110th rib backfat, last rib backfat, and longissimus muscle area at 10, 13, 16, 19, and 22 wk of age estimated using B-mode ultrasound (Pie Medical 200SLC, Classic Medical Supply Inc., Tequesta, FL).
  2. 2Age at 105 kg calculated following National Swine Improvement Federation guidelines [40].
  3. 3Total body fat tissue, fat-free total lean tissue, empty body protein, and empty body lipid at 22 wk of age calculated by using equations similar to those used by Wagner et al. [41].