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The inter-relationships of various measurements, visual assessments and dissection results of pigs of 200 lb live weight

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

A. Cuthbertson  and
A. H. R. Pease
A. Cuthbertson
Affiliation:
Pig Industry Development Authority, Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, Herts
A. H. R. Pease
Affiliation:
Pig Industry Development Authority, Hitchin Road, Stotfold, Hitchin, Herts
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Means, standard deviations and phenotypic correlations among 28 performance and carcass variables are reported on 1042 barrows and gilts of two breeds selected at random from pigs tested by the Pig Industry Development Authority. In addition, multiple regressions predicting the lean content of the carcasses and some relationships between visual scores and other carcass variables are presented. The lean content of any one of four joints gave better estimates of overall leanness than the best combination of other measurements—that involving C, K and eye-muscle area.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1968 , pp. 249 - 255
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1968

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