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Table 2.

The bacon thickness and early maturity of experimental pigs with a different selection and its intensity

Group Way of selection Boars Breeding sow
% of rejection Early maturity, days Bacon thickness, cm % of rejection Early maturity, days Bacon thickness, cm
1 Simultaneous Sequential Average 75 187.4±0.75 2.33±0.04 30 231.1±3.23 2.94±0.15
75 187.1±1.47 2.40±0.03 30 231.1±4.23 2.95±0.11
75 187.3±0.83 2.36±0.03 30 231.1±2.62 2.94±0.09
2 Simultaneous Sequential Average 50 198.5±3.60 2.81±0.02 30 233.4±4.39 2.94±0.12
50 198.1±1.22 2.75±0.02 30 231.0±3.37 2.90±0.08
50 198.3±1.84 2.78±0.02 30 232.2±2.69 2.92±0.07
3 Simultaneous Sequential Average 30 202.8±0.01 2,74±0.04 30 232.6±4.11 2.97±0.04
30 200.6±1.07 2.86±0.05 30 232.4±3.96 2.94±0.10
30 201.7±0.77 2.81±0.04 30 232.5±2.75 2.95±0.06
4 No selection 0.0 203.8±1.91 2.89±0.5 0.0 238.8±1.96 3.02±0.05
Average of all animals before selection 0.0 203.0±1.12 2.88±0.03 0.0 238.5±1.76 3.06±0.05

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