Conformation and lean meat content of the belly in gilts and barrows

VALIŠ, L., PULKRÁBEK, J., VÍTEK, M. & DAVID, L.. Conformation and lean meat content of the belly in gilts and barrows. Research in Pig Breeding. 2009, roč. 3, č. 1, s. 55-57.
VALIŠ, Libor, PULKRÁBEK, Jan, VÍTEK, Martin and DAVID, Libor. Conformation and lean meat content of the belly in gilts and barrows. Research in Pig Breeding, 2009, vol. 3(1), p. 55-57. ISSN 1802-7547.
Year2009
CathegoryPublication in specialized journals
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Abstract

A total of 215 pig carcasses were included in the analysis.The weight of belly with bones was 4278 plus minus 65.3 g, i.e. 9.40 plus minus 0.082 % of carcass weight in gilts. In barrows, it was 4206 plus minus 74.0 g, i.e. 9.38 plus minus 0.077 %. No significant differences were found between genders in this trait.Besides the total lean meat content, gilts also had a higher lean meat content of belly compared to barrows (57.17 plus minus 0.532 % and 55.18 plus minus 0.535 %, respectively). For intermuscular fat, an opposite result was obtained with a lower average value in gilts than in barrows (15.97 plus minus 0.382 % and 18.25 plus minus 0.405 %, respectively). The gender differences in bone and skin with subcutaneous fat proportions of belly were small and insignificant.