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.