Evaluation of piglet birth weight on growth performance and qualitative and quantitative characteristics of carcasses of immunocastrated pigs

The objective of this study was to determine the effect birth weight on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality immunocastrated male pigs. Seventy-two boars were assigned three categories (BiW): light BiW pigs (LP: 0.98±0.083 kg BW; n = 24), normal (NP: 1.42±0.067 heavy (HP: 1.85±0.096 24). For treatment design, we considered a range two standard deviations (SD) [...]