A total of 975 barrows and gilts from lines divergently selected for postweaning ADG were evaluated for front-end structural soundness (scored on a scale from 1, extreme leg weakness, to 8, superior leg structure) at approximately 100 kg, as well as growth performance and backfat thickness. Selection was for either fast (line F) or slow (line S) ADG from 9 wk of age to 100 kg and was replicated in spring- and fall-farrowing groups. The cumulative divergent selection differential corresponding to the animals evaluated was .47 kg/d (approximately 5 standard deviations). There was a line x sex x farrowing group interaction (P < .05) for ADG. Pigs from F grew faster (P < .01) than pigs from S, but the difference between lines was greater in gilts than in barrows. This interaction between line and sex was more pronounced in the spring- than in the fall-farrowing group. Average daily feed intake was 23% greater (P < .01) for F pigs than for S pigs. Even though pigs from F consumed more feed than those from S, their relatively faster ADG resulted in a greater (P < .01) feed efficiency (gain/feed) in F than in S. There was a line x farrowing group interaction (P < .05) for average backfat thickness adjusted to 105 kg. Barrows and gilts from F had 3.9 and 8.3% greater backfat thickness than those from S in the fall- and spring-farrowing groups, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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