Table 1. Carcass weights and production of primal cut measured by the VCS2000 in gilts and barrows (unit: kg)

Items Gilts1) Barrows
Carcass weight 83.22 ± 7.592) 83.18 ± 7.67
Shoulder blade 5.48 ± 0.55bE 5.53 ± 0.56aE
Loin 9.54 ± 1.04bD 9.6 ± 1.08aD
Belly 16.01 ± 1.97bB 16.1 ± 2.03aB
Shoulder picnic 10.77 ± 1.13aC 10.75 ± 1.14bC
Ham 18.30 ± 1.89aA 18.21 ± 1.86bA
Gilts, 17,602 pigs; barrows, 16,579 pigs.
Each value is presented as the mean ± SD.
Different superscripts in the same column are significantly different from each other (p < 0.0001).
Different superscripts in the same row are significantly different from each other (p < 0.05).