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Expected Advantage of Crossbreds Over Purebreds

First Cross Multiple Cross
Boars Purebred Purebred
Sows Purebred Crossbred
Pigs Crossbred Crossbred
Litter size at farrowing 0% 5%
Survival 7% 12%
Litter size at weaning 10% 20%
Weight of ind. pigs at 154 days 11% 14%
Total litter wt. at 154 days 22% 30%
N.C.S.U.Experiment Station Bulletin 432, May 1967
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