Contributor: Mr. Wen-Zheng ChengTaiwan Livestock Research Institute Taitung, Taiwan Republic of China Tel: 886-89-224634 Fax: 886-89-225380
Growth Performance | Mean ± SD |
Birth weight | 0.67±0.13 Kg |
Body weight at 4-week of age | 3.23±0.75 Kg |
Body weight at 8-week of age | 5.49±1.85 Kg |
Body weight at 6-month of age | 19.38±7.74 Kg |
Body weight at 1-year of age | 45.62±10.45 Kg |
Survival rate at 3-week of age | 85% |
Survival rate at 8-week of age | 80% |
Backfat thickness 50 Kg alive wt. | - cm |
Feed conversion from 10 to 50 Kg BW | 3.18±0.15 Feed/Gain |
Dressing percentage | - % |
Lean percentage | - % |
Reproductive | |
Performance | Mean ± SD |
Gestation length | 114±3 days |
Number of teats at left | 5.8±0.2 teats |
Number of teats at right | 5.9±0.2 teats |
Frquency for pigs with ≧12 teats | - % |
Litter size at birth | 8.10±2.87 heads |
Sex ratio at birth (male:female) | 1.25 : 1.00 |
Litter size born alive | 7.09±2.74 heads |
Litter size at 3-week of age | 6.03±2.73 heads |
Litter size at 8-week of age | 5.70±2.31 heads |
Conformation | |
Measurements | Mean ± SD |
Body length(the distance from the | 84.1±3.99 |
middle point between two earheads | |
to tailhead) | |
Withers height(the distance from | 50.5±2.48 |
shoulder-blades to ground) | |
Head length(the distance from the | 27.9±1.60 |
middle point between two earheads | |
to tip of nose) | |
Head width(the widest area over the | 10.9±0.51 |
top of eyes) | |
Number of ribs | 14 pairs(10th to 14th ribs free to the sternum) |
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