Table 1 Animal performance, carcass and meat quality on dietary treatments

Initial weight (kg)

45.75 ± 2.85

46.50 ± 1.89

0.83

Feed intake (g/day)

1758.5 ± 127.2

2013.1 ± 107.0

0.170

Feed conversion ratio

3.40 ± 0.10

2.41 ± 0.11

<0.001

Average daily gain (kg)

0.52 ± 0.03

0.83 ± 0.03

<0.001

Carcass weight (kg)

61.62 ± 11.08

71.56 ± 5.85

0.088

Fat depth ¾ rib (mm)

9.55 ± 2.21

6.79 ± 1.39

0.032

Loin depth (mm)

54.24 ± 10.58

59.76 ± 5.24

0.29

IMF (%) SM day 2

3.60 ± 0.38

1.92 ± 0.35

<0.001

Protein (%) SM day 2

21.26 ± 0.36

22.19 ± 0.33

0.45

Moisture (%) SM day 2

73.48 ± 0.41

74.11 ± 0.38

0.93