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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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= 66,91 – 0,895 X1 + 0,144 X2

where:

  • the estimated lean meat content (in percentage),

    • X1

  • the thickness of the fat between the third and fourth last rib at 60 mm of the midline of the carcase (in millimetres),

    • X2

  • the thickness of muscle measured at the same time and in the same place as X1 (in millimetres).

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