Table 2
Experimental design: dietary regimens for the pigs born from two groups of sires with medium and high weight gain potentials

Sire groupGrowerFinisher
Plane of nutrition (PN)Phase 1Phase 2PNPhase 1Phase 2
Diet1)DaysDiet1)DaysDiet1)Days2)Diet1)Days2)
Medium weight gain potentialHigh (H)H26H29HH28 or 29M38 to 42
Medium (M)M27M29
Low (L)L29L28LL35 or 36L45 or 46
High weight gain potentialHH26H29MM30 or 31L37 or 38
MM27M29
LL29L28LL37L38