Table 5. Muscle fiber size and fiber density of porcine
M. subscapularis
muscle from LYD, Berkshire, and Ibérico pigs
Items
LYD
Berkshire sow
Berkshire barrow
Ibérico
SEM
1)
Muscle fiber density (fiber number/mm
2
)
170.11
183.39
197.42
180.02
9.37
Muscle fiber size (CSA) (μm
2
)
5,949.81
5,558.32
5,215.65
5,638.26
296.38
n=12.
LYD, Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc; CSA, cross-sectional area.