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Table 3

Effect of diets on growth performance and body composition of pigs.

Diets Palm Rapeseed Hemp Rsd

Initial weight, kg 46.8 46.4 46.8 2.3
Final weight, kg 102 104 106 3.7
Carcass weight, kg 80.2 80.8 80.9 2.7
Carcass yield, % 78.7 77.8 76.2 2.4
Duration in days 63 62 61 5.1
Average daily gain, g 904 943 946 90
Food conversion ratio 2.60 2.67 2.61 0.25
Lean meat content, % 57.3 55.3 56.3 2.9
Loin weight, % 26.9 26.5 26.3 1.33
Back fat weight, % 6.55 7.39 6.40 1.24
Ham weight, % 23.9 23.2 23.4 0.99

N = 12/treatments. No significant effect was observed.

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