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

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  • LMPZP = 66,18242 – (0, 5312573 × F) + (0,02048905 × M)

where:

LMPZP

  • the estimated percentage of lean meat in a carcass;

    • F

  • the minimal thickness of visible fat (including rind) in millimetres, on the midline of the split carcass, covering the muscle gluteus medius;

    • M

  • the minimal muscle depth between the anterior extremity of the muscle gluteus medius and the dorsal part of the medullar canal