Table 3. Simple regression analysis of carcass weights and production of each primal cut measured by the VCS2000 in gilts and barrows

Items Linear regression slope Intercept Coefficient of determination (R2)
Gilts1) Barrows Gilts Barrows Gilts Barrows
Shoulder blade 12.86 12.78 12.74 12.46 0.8551 0.8609
Loin 6.85 6.64 17.82 19.38 0.8820 0.8815
Belly 3.35 3.47 26.34 27.18 0.8496 0.8487
Shoulder picnic 6.43 6.42 13.84 17.10 0.9137 0.9089
Ham 3.53 3.66 18.57 16.37 0.7699 0.7901
Gilts, 17,602 pigs; barrows, 16,579 pigs.