Treatment1
Control PRO
Cold carcass weight, kg 13.50 ± 0.8 13.57 ± 0.7
Section weight, kg
Shoulder 3.77 ± 0.20 3.87 ± 0.19
Loin 1.40 ± 0.08 1.30 ± 0.08
Leg 3.32 ± 0.19 3.41 ± 0.17
Rack 2.20 ± 0.15 2.24 ± 0.14
Shank 1.29 ± 0.07 1.30 ± 0.06
Neck 0.54 ± 0.04 0.60 ± 0.03
Carcass length, cm 94.05 ± 3.2 96.58 ± 2.9
Leg circumference, cm 68.20 ± 2.1 70.60 ± 1.9
Loin eye area, cm2 4.79 ± 0.26 4.77 ± 0.24
Backfat thickness, cm 0.16 ± 0.01 0.19 ± 0.01
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Control = control supplement of wheat middlings; PRO = Fastrack
(Conklin Co., Shakopee, MN), with active dry yeast, enzymes, fructooligosaccharides,
and lactic acid-producing bacteria