Table 7. Weights of lean meat, subcutaneous fat, and muscle fat of pork belly according to sex measured by AutoFom III1)

 Items Gilt2) Barrow
Lean meat(kg)
 1+ grade 10.05±0.39a 9.45±0.39
 1 grade 10.14±0.65a 9.95±0.65
 2 grade 10.10±1.02a 9.92±1.00
 All grades 10.10±0.68a 9.94±0.70b
Lean meat percentage
 1+ grade 55.57±2.17a 54.53±2.28
 1 grade 55.58±2.74a 54.04±2.85
 2 grade 55.56±3.82a 52.80±3.99
 All grades 55.57±2.84a 53.86±3.13b
Subcutaneous fat weight
 1+ grade 4.89±0.38 5.03±0.39a
 1 grade 4.94±0.57 5.13±0.57
 2 grade 4.92±0.96 5.37±0.95a
 All grades 4.92±0.63b 5.16±0.67a
Subcutaneous fat percentage
 1+ grade 26.51±1.33 26.98±1.40a
 1 grade 26.49±1.65 27.26±1.70a
 2 grade 26.46±2.26 27.94±2.32a
 All grades 26.49±1.71b 27.36±1.85a
Intermuscular fat weight
 1+ grade 2.29±0.28 2.41±0.29a
 1 grade 2.32±0.40 2.49±0.42a
 2 grade 2.31±0.66 2.68±0.67a
 All grades 2.30±0.44b 2.52±0.48a
Intermuscular fat percentage
 1+ grade 12.41±1.28 13.06±1.36a
 1 grade 12.41±1.62 13.36±1.70a
 2 grade 12.45±2.29 14.13±2.40a
 All grades 12.42±1.69b 13.47±1.88a
Belly fat percentage
 1+ grade 38.89±2.45 40.06±2.58a
 1 grade 38.88±3.10 40.62±3.23a
 2 grade 38.91±4.34 42.06±4.55a
 All grades 38.89±3.22b 40.83±3.56a
Ratio belly weight to carcass weight
 1+ grade 13.77 13.97
 1 grade 13.75 14.09
 2 grade 13.85 14.20
 All grades 13.81 14.11
Each value is presented as mean ± SD.
Population numbers for gilts and barrows were 176,461 and 173,718, respectively.
Means within a same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).