Table 1 Summary statistics for measured traits in 429 Yorkshire pigs

Traits N Mean SD Min Max
Muscle fiber characteristics
   Total fiber number (×103) 429 1,165 260 523 2,159
   Fiber number per unit area (/mm2) 429 242.0 34.9 149.0 368.0
   CSA of fibers (μm2) 429 4,219 622 2,718 6,691
   Fiber number composition (%)
      Type I 429 9.23 3.98 1.23 30.00
      Type IIa 429 13.97 5.17 0.85 37.91
      Type IIb 429 76.80 6.51 48.01 92.12
   Fiber area composition (%)
      Type I 429 6.94 2.85 1.35 16.47
      Type IIa 429 8.31 3.34 0.58 17.85
      Type IIb 429 84.75 4.58 70.94 95.72
Lean meat production
   Loin-eye area (cm2) 429 48.17 8.29 24.59 73.43
   Backfat thickness (mm) 429 20.99 5.82 6.00 36.00
Meat quality
   pH45min 428 6.13 0.28 5.34 6.94
   Drip loss (%) 429 3.35 1.98 0.57 13.31
   Filter-fluid uptake (mg) 429 28.19 15.83 5.10 99.30
   Lightness (L*) 429 46.41 2.82 33.47 54.27
CSA, cross sectional area.