Carcass characteristics | Treatment | |||||
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T 1 | T 2 | T 3 | T 4 | T 5 | SL | |
SW (kg) | 17.52b | 19.5ab | 19.6ab | 21.5a | 22.60a | ** |
EBW (kg) | 12.70c | 13.6bc | 14.30bc | 16.2ab | 17.0a | ** |
HCW (kg) | 6.48c | 6.73c | 7.15bc | 8.4ab | 9.0a | *** |
Dressing percentage | ||||||
SW basis (%) | 36.7b | 37.46ab | 37.70ab | 39.0ab | 40.0a | * |
EBW basis (%) | 48.3b | 50.0ab | 51.15a | 51.3a | 51.8a | * |
REA (cm2) | 8.41a | 8.43a | 8.8a | 9.7a | 10.8a | NS |