The objective of this research was to study the effect of feed restriction and sex on growth performance and carcass
and meat quality of IB pigs reared indoors. It was found that a feed restriction of 82% of ad libitum consumption from 152 to 201 d and 72% from 202 to 263 d of age improved trimmed primal cut yields without affecting the feed efficiency and meat quality of IB pigs reared under intensive systems. In addition, the BW of feed-restricted pigs at 10 mo of age was within the range accepted by the industry. Furthermore, growth performance and primal cut yields were greater in IF than CF. Therefore, results of this experiment indicate that feed restriction during the grower phase in
IF can be an acceptable practice for the production of IB pigs under intensive management systems.

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