Table 4. Correlation coefficient between the carcass weight, production of primal cuts measured by the VCS2000, and auction price in gilts and barrows
Items | Gilts1) | Barrows |
Carcass weight | 0.700** | 0.706** |
Shoulder blade | 0.665** | 0.665** |
Loin | 0.711** | 0.683** |
Belly | 0.693** | 0.660** |
Shoulder picnic | 0.653** | 0.653** |
Ham | 0.653** | 0.664** |
Gilts, 17,602 pigs; barrows, 16,579 pigs.
p < 0.01.