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Division 2 The lean meat content of the carcass shall be calculated according to the following formula:F1

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Ŷ = 59,08991 – 0,43868 × S + 0,09792 × M

where:

Ŷ
  • the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,

  • S
  • fat measure, measured by a slide rule — the minimum thickness of visible fat (including rind) covering the M. gluteus medius on the midline of the split carcass (mm),

  • M
  • meat measure, measured by a slide rule at the shortest connection between the front (cranial) end of the M. gluteus medius and the upper (dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal (mm).

  • This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms.

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    Textual amendments

    F1

    Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 18 April 2013 amending Decision 2005/1/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in the Czech Republic as regards the formulas of the authorised methods and the presentation of such carcasses (notified under document C(2013) 2037) (Only the Czech text is authentic) (2013/187/EU).