Table 5 Effects of liquid feeding ethanol byproducts on carcass characteristics and belly firmness of pigs1,2
Dietary treatment | ||||||
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Item | Treatment 1 (corn-soybean meal) | Treatment 2 (5% CCDS + 25% CWS) | Treatment 3 (10.5% CCDS + 19.5% CWS) | Treatment 4 (graded level CCDS + graded level CWS) | SEM | P value |
Carcass weight, kg | 96.6 A a | 89.8 B | 90.3 B | 91.3 AB b | 1.5 | 0.012 |
Dressing, % | 75.6 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 75.8 | 0.35 | 0.171 |
Fat depth, mm | 21.9 a | 19.8 b | 19.6 b | 19.6 b | 0.6 | 0.030 |
Muscle depth, mm | 67.8 | 65.4 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 0.8 | 0.143 |
Lean, % | 54.2 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 54.4 | 0.2 | 0.849 |
Belly thickness, mm | 34.1 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 31.2 | 2.0 | 0.752 |
Belly firmness score, degree | 56.3 A a | 27.3 AB b | 24.6 B | 20.6 B | 8.5 | 0.021 |