Treatment

Carcass

characteristics

Sex

R0−

R0+

R1

R2

R3

p

Slaughter weight (g)

♂

2417.10 ± 76.60^bA

2469.97 ± 51.35^bA

2633.68 ± 45.56^aA

2475.38 ± 51.42^bA

2407.57 ± 47.64^bA

0.00

♀

2477.77 ± 38.95^bcA

2482.46 ± 51.25^bcA

2742.31 ± 32.22^aA

2549.66 ± 39.79^bA

2444.21 ± 57.45^cA

0.00

♂♀

2447.43 ± 57.77^b

2476.22 ± 51.30^b

2687.99 ± 38.89^a

2512.52 ± 45.60^b

2425.89 ± 52.54^b

0.00

P

0.27

0.84

0.69

0.67

0.62

Dressed weight (g)

♂

1358.58 ± 83.17^aA

1338.47 ± 42.60^aA

1400.02 ± 39.02^aA

1360.05 ± 36.15^aA

1229.90 ± 27.12^bA

0.01

♀

1345.50 ± 38.98^bcA

1349.93 ± 51.20^bcA

1503.26 ± 69.04^aA

1417.08 ± 39.85^bA

1311.78 ± 57.63^cA

0.00

♂♀

1352.04 ± 61.07^b

1344.20 ± 46.90^bc

1451.64 ± 54.03^a

1388.56 ± 38^ab

1270.84 ± 42.37^c

0.00

P

0.18

0.59

0.31

0.81

0.18

Carcass yield (%)

♂

56.17 ± 1.70^aA

54.18 ± 0.59^abA

53.16 ± 1.72^bA

54.93 ± 0.31^abA

51.10 ± 1.73^cA

0.01

♀

54.29 ± 0.72^aA

54.36 ± 0.92^aA

54.83 ± 2.89^aA

55.57 ± 0.69^aA

53.65 ± 1.10^aA

0.63

♂♀

55.23 ± 1.21^a

54.27 ± 0.75^a

54.00 ± 2.30^ab

55.25 ± 0.50^a

52.37 ± 1.41^b

0.01

P

0.12

0.32

0.47

0.21

0.36