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Division 3 The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:

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= 67,130 – 0,3284 × X1 – 0,3725 × X2 + 0,01515 × X3

where:

  • the estimated lean meat content (in percentage),

    • X1

  • thickness of the dorsal fat and skin measured at a point 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last lumber vertebra (in millimetres),

    • X2

  • thickness of the dorsal fat and skin measured at a point 7 cm off the midline of the carcase, between the third and fourth last rib (in millimetres),

    • X3

  • muscle depth measured at the same point and at the same time as the thickness of the dorsal fat (in millimetres).

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