Contributor: Mr. Wen-Zheng ChengTaiwan Livestock Research Institute Taitung, Taiwan Republic of China Tel: 886-89-224634 Fax: 886-89-225380
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| 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¢H |
| Survival rate at 8-week of age | 80¢H |
| Backfat thickness 50 Kg alive wt. | - cm |
| Feed conversion from 10 to 50 Kg BW¡@ | 3.18±0.15 Feed/Gain |
| Dressing percentage | - ¢H |
| Lean percentage | - ¢H |
| 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 ¡Ù12 teats¡@ | - ¢H |
| 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 |
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| 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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