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Table 1 Registrations and analysis at slaughter for entire male pigs raised under artificial light programmes corresponding to either autumn (Section I) or spring (Section II)

From: Artificial light programmes in entire male pig production – effects on androstenone, skatole and animal welfare

 

Section I – Autumn

Section II – Spring

 

Mean(median)

SD

Mean(median)

SD

Age at slaughter (kg)

136

6.5

135

4.9

Carcass weight (kg)

72.4

5.3

71.6

5.6

Daily weight gain (g)

791

72.0

785

68

Skatole (μg/g)

0.085(0.080)

0.04

0.081(0.070)

0.05

Androstenone (μg/g)

1.46(1.12)

1.27

1.72(1.30)

1.37

Weight of testes (g)

281.6

100.6

273.1

100.8

Length of gl. bulbourethralis (cm)

10.8

1.1

10.9

0.9