Table 1 Distribution of pig data on growth performance across trials and batches
Trial | Batch 1 | Batch 2 | Batch 3 | Batch 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Month of birth | Sept-2003 | March-2004 | Oct-2004 | May-2005 |
Number of animals | 88 | 94 | 68 | 58 | |
Range of age (days) | 96–188 | 95–167 | 102–173 | 82–181 | |
Mean number of weights/animal | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.4 | |
2 | Month of birth | Sept-2006 | Oct-2007 | June-2008 | |
Number of animals | 107 | 97 | 106 | ||
Range of age (days) | 69–188 | 85–190 | 62–174 | ||
Mean number of weights/animal | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | ||
3 | Month of birth | May-2011 | |||
Number of animals | 102 | ||||
Range of age (days) | 68–186 | ||||
Mean number of weights/animal | 4 | ||||
4 | Month of birth | Jan-2012 | June-2012 | Dec-2012 | |
Number of animals | 115 | 120 | 121 | ||
Range of age (days) | 72–174 | 79–165 | 75–160 | ||
Mean number of weights/animal | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.9 | ||