Table 2. Effects of the lysine concentration of the diet on growth performance in finishing pigs slaughtered at high body weights¹⁾

Item	Barrows		Gilts		SEM	p-value
	Med-lys	Low-lys	Med-lys	Low-lys		Sex (S)	Diet (D)	S×D
Initial BW (kg)	83.0	81.4	80.2	81.1	1.5	0.31	0.82	0.43
Final BW (kg)	127.4	137.4	130.4	133.6	2.7	0.90	0.02	0.22
Days on feed	46	53	53	60
ADG (g)	964	1,056	948	876	46	0.05	0.83	0.09
ADFI (kg)	3.56	3.78	3.16	3.19
Carcass BW (kg)	94.3	102.8	97.9	99.4	2.2	0.96	0.03	0.11
Dressing (%)	74.1	74.8	75.0	74.5	0.9	0.74	0.91	0.49
BFT (mm)
Measurement	20.0	20.1	19.3	22.6	0.9	0.37	0.08	0.10
Adjusted2)	21.2	18.8	19.6	22.2	0.9	0.35	0.90	0.01

Data are means of eight animals, except for ADFI which is a single measurement for one group-fed unit of animals.
Corrected for a 132-kg final weight.
Med, medium; lys, lysine; ADG, average daily gain; ADFI, average daily feed intake; BFT, backfat thickness.