Differential gene expression profile in pig adipose tissue treated with/without clenbuterol

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Body composition of pigs treated with/without clenbuterol

Age	3 month-old		3 month-old		4 month-old		4 month-old
Clenbuterol dosage*	0		25		0		50
Pig	Hog 2	Sow 2	Hog 1	Sow 1	Hog 4	Sow 4	Hog 3	Sow 3
Lean meat percentage of carcass (%)	52.34	52.46	55.09	55.39	41.38	41.52	52.36	52.52
Thickness of back fat (cm)	2.361	2.311	2.132	2.104	3.229	3.171	2.824	2.812
Loin muscle area (cm²)	19.460	19.516	24.086	24.312	23.063	23.103	25.228	25.312

*twice daily with the unit of (mg/kg body weight)
The carcass lean meat percentage, the back fat thickness and the loin muscle area were all changed statistically in both the 3 month-old group and the 4 month-old group after clenbuterol treatment (P < .05).

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