Table 1 Body weight, body composition and meat quality-related traits
Males + Females | Males | Females | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | CV (%) | Min. | Max. | N | Mean | CV (%) | Min. | Max. | N | Mean | CV (%) | Min. | Max. | |
body weight and body composition | |||||||||||||||
BW3 (g) | 1022 | 415 | 14.4 | 234 | 603 | 515 | 432 | 14.4 | 234 | 603 | 507 | 397 | 12.8 | 247 | 545 |
BW6 (g) | 1006 | 1127 | 12.8 | 710 | 1523 | 508 | 1208 | 11.1 | 749 | 1523 | 498 | 1045 | 9.7 | 710 | 1373 |
BW9 (g) | 1000 | 1825 | 13.4 | 1193 | 2478 | 503 | 2006 | 9.4 | 1341 | 2478 | 497 | 1642 | 8.1 | 1193 | 2089 |
BW12 (g) | 958 | 2678 | 16.3 | 1750 | 3852 | 473 | 3052 | 8.8 | 2188 | 3852 | 485 | 2314 | 8.5 | 1750 | 2842 |
BMY (%) | 910 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 21.7 | 450 | 16.2 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 19.9 | 460 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 12.9 | 21.7 |
AFP (%) | 914 | 4.0 | 39.1 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 451 | 3.2 | 42.9 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 463 | 4.9 | 26.1 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
LEGP (%) | 912 | 25.7 | 5.0 | 21.4 | 30.8 | 452 | 26.4 | 4.1 | 23.4 | 30.1 | 460 | 25.0 | 5.1 | 21.4 | 30.8 |
meat quality traits | |||||||||||||||
pH15 | 921 | 6.61 | 3 | 5.98 | 7.03 | 458 | 6.62 | 2.7 | 5.98 | 6.97 | 463 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 5.98 | 7.03 |
pHu | 931 | 5.80 | 1.9 | 5.42 | 6.17 | 459 | 5.81 | 1.9 | 5.45 | 6.17 | 472 | 5.78 | 1.8 | 5.42 | 6.1 |
L* | 935 | 47.5 | 6.2 | 37.0 | 55.7 | 464 | 46.9 | 6.4 | 37.0 | 55.5 | 471 | 48.1 | 5.7 | 41.4 | 55.7 |
a* | 940 | −1.5 | 66 | −4.9 | 2.3 | 466 | −1.3 | 77.5 | −4.9 | 2.3 | 474 | −1.7 | 54.6 | −4.1 | 1.6 |
b* | 935 | 8.5 | 17 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 464 | 8.3 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 471 | 8.7 | 15.5 | 5 | 12.9 |
DL (%) | 909 | 1.6 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 449 | 1.4 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 460 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 0.22 | 3.9 |
SF (N/cm2) | 924 | 18.7 | 24.6 | 10.8 | 48.8 | 455 | 18.4 | 21.9 | 11.1 | 43.5 | 469 | 19.1 | 26.7 | 10.8 | 48.8 |
IMF (%) | 693 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 340 | 1.0 | 23.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 353 | 1.1 | 20.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |