Table 4. Pigs at weaning growing rate and ages at weaning (unit: pigs, %, days)

Year\Traits No.of weaning Growing rate Ages at weaning
Mean ± S.D Mean ± S.D Mean ± S.D
1970 8.04 ± 1.21 77.85 ± 2.04 45.25 ± 4.50
1980 8.21 ± 1.42 79.01 ± 1.95 42.31 ± 2.78
1990 8.42 ± 1.35 80.22 ± 1.94 40.25 ± 2.24
2000 (A) 8.65 ± 1.65 88.41 ± 1.93 35.24 ± 2.52
2010 9.16 ± 1.74 90.25 ± 1.85 26.95 ± 2.46
2018 (B) 9.85 ± 1.20 94.30 ± 2.24 24.22 ± 2.59
Average 8.72 ± 1.43 85.01 ± 1.99 35.70 ± 2.85
B/A (%) 13.87 6.66 —31.28