Slats | Mat 1 | Mat 2 | Wood-chip | |
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Total DM intake (kg DM/day) | 9.9 ± 0.30 | 9.9 ± 0.06 | 9.8 ± 0.17 | 10.1 ± 0.09 |
Initial live weight (kg) | 502.0 ± 7.76 | 504.4 ± 8.76 | 502.4 ± 9.32 | 502.0 ± 8.83 |
Slaughter weight (kg) | 673.6 ± 7.79 | 672.7 ± 10.43 | 666.8 ± 10.45 | 677.35 ± 10.94 |
Live weight gain (kg/day) | 1.16 ± 0.05 | 1.14 ± 0.05 | 1.11 ± 0.04 | 1.18 ± 0.05 |
Carcass weight (kg) | 350.9 ± 4.40 | 353.9 ± 4.43 | 348.5 ± 5.43 | 346.3 ± 5.98 |
Estimated carcass gain (g/day)a | 675.5 ± 19.1 | 687.5 ± 16.7 | 657.4 ± 19.8 | 644.5 ± 27.0 |
Dressing percent (%) | 52.1 ± 0.43 | 52.8 ± 0.69 | 52.3 ± 0.39 | 51.1 ± 0.34 |
Carcass conformation scoreb | 2.64 ± 0.12 | 2.60 ± 0.12 | 2.78 ± 0.12 | 2.56 ± 0.12 |
Carcass fat scorec | 2.93 ± 0.11 | 2.98 ± 0.11 | 2.93 ± 0.11 | 2.57 ± 0.12 |
Kidney channel fat (kg) | 11.38 ± 0.37 | 12.3 ± 0.54 | 12.4 ± 0.39 | 11.01 ± 0.60 |