# Commission Decision of 25 February 2008 amending Decision 96/550/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Finland (notified under document number C(2008) 692) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (2008/177/EC), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Annex to Decision 96/550/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1.. in Part 1, Point 3 is replaced by the following:
‘3.
The lean content of the carcass shall be calculated according to the following formula:
Ŷ = 66,485 – 0,511 • X1 – 0,418 • X2 + 0,099 • X3
Where:
Ŷ the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass
X1 the thickness of backfat (incl. rind) in millimetres measured at 8 cm off the midline of the carcass behind the last rib
X2 the thickness of backfat (incl. rind) in millimetres measured at 6 cm off the midline of the carcass between the third and fourth last rib
X3 the thickness of muscle in millimetres measured at the same time and the same place as X2
The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 51 and 120 kilograms.’;
2.. the following Part 3 is added:
‘PART 3
AUTOFOM
1.
Grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus termed “Autofom” (Fully automatic ultrasonic carcass grading).
2.
The apparatus shall be equipped with sixteen 2 MHz ultrasonic transducers (SFK Technology, K2KG), with an operating distance between transducers of 25 mm. The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of backfat thickness and muscle thickness. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.
3.
The carcasse’s lean meat percentage shall be calculated on the basis of 68 measurement points using the following formula:
Ŷ 76 800 – 0,01167786 * x1 – 0,01317971 * x2 – 0,009175088 * x3 – 0,005996768 * x4 – 0,01173212 * x5 – 0,04896113 * x6 – 0,008025034 * x7 – 0,01613402 * x8 – 0,006821679 * x9 – 0,009693944 * x10 – 0,01666247 * x11 – 0,008599287 * x12 – 0,01388630 * x13 – 0,02382277 * x14 – 0,009909672 * x15 – 0,01052488 * x16 – 0,01585248 * x17 – 0,006577800 * x19 – 0,01006999 * x20 – 0,02106533 * x43 – 0,01944423 * x44 – 0,02164443 * x46 – 0,02921022 * x48 – 0,02278822 * x49 – 0,02547334 * x50 – 0,02160008 * x51 – 0,01571447 * x52 – 0,01747270 * x53 – 0,02080481 * x54 – 0,02177262 * x55 – 0,02252957 * x56 – 0,02000042 * x57 – 0,01807100 * x58 – 0,02179333 * x59 – 0,02585314 * x60 – 0,03213609 * x61 – 0,03414441 * x62 – 0,03224378 * x63 – 0,02679668 * x64 – 0,02288250 * x65 – 0,01564255 * x66 – 0,01840482 * x67 – 0,02092576 * x68 – 0,02055510 * x69 – 0,02120507 * x70 – 0,01979112 * x71 – 0,01872976 * x72 – 0,02209687 * x73 – 0,02208294 * x74 – 0,02225723 * x75 – 0,02202462 * x76 – 0,02235730 * x77 – 0,02216374 * x78 – 0,03553871 * x79 – 0,03541295 * x80 – 0,03623326 * x81 – 0,03634462 * x82 – 0,03638485 * x83 – 0,03605378 * x84 – 0,02140917 * x85 – 0,02137969 * x86 – 0,02150696 * x87 – 0,02101590 * x88 – 0,02077531 * x89 – 0,02098994 * x90 – 0,02476005 * x91 – 0,02936467 * x92 – 0,02118610 * x93
where:
Ŷ the estimated lean meat content of the carcass,
x1, x2 … x93 are the variables measured by Autofom.
4.
Descriptions of the measurement points and the statistical method can be found in part II of the Finnish protocol forwarded to the Commission in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.
The formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 51 and 120 kilograms.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/177/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-177/annex
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