Table 1: Physical characteristics of minipigs.

Pig No.

Age

Sex

BW (Kg)

BL (cm)

BMI (Kg/m2)

NC (cm)

Obese Yucatan

 

 

 

 

 

 

930

8.5 M

M

68

115

51.42

82

954

8.5 M

F

71

119

50.13

77

Obese Panepinto

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

6.5 Y

M

85.6

132

48.75

82

10

6.5 Y

M

104.1

132

59.30

94

Non-obese Yucatan

 

 

 

 

 

 

716

8.0 M

F

45.9

110

37.93

61

970

9.5 M

M

55

120

38.19

66

918

11.0 M

F

55.1

119

38.91

74

BW: Body Weight; BL: Body Length; measured from the tip of snout to the base of tail; BMI: Body Mass Index, calculated at body weight (Kg)/body length(m)2.; NC: Neck Circumference, measured at the location of thyroid cartilage.