Table 4. The monthly Autofom Ⅲ predicted traits of loin and neck (both left and right side) Korean commercial cuts
Month1) | Neck (Mokshim) | Loin (Deungsim-sal) |
Weight (kg) | Lean meat (kg) | Lean meat (%) | Weight (kg) | Lean meat (kg) | Lean meat (%) | Fat(sub+intra) (%) |
January | 4.46cd | 3.75c | 69.41d | 5.59cd | 6.17cde | 66.14d | 33.76b |
February | 4.49b | 3.77b | 69.14e | 5.61bc | 6.19bc | 65.72e | 34.18a |
March | 4.44de | 3.73c | 69.11e | 5.56ef | 6.14ef | 65.68e | 34.23a |
April | 4.44ef | 3.73c | 69.19e | 5.57def | 6.15def | 65.81e | 34.11a |
May | 4.47c | 3.77b | 69.15e | 5.62b | 6.21b | 65.75e | 34.18a |
June | 4.43f | 3.74c | 69.34d | 5.59cde | 6.17cd | 66.07d | 33.84b |
July | 4.37h | 3.70d | 69.69c | 5.56f | 6.14f | 66.63c | 33.26c |
August | 4.38h | 3.71d | 69.95b | 5.57def | 6.13f | 67.00b | 32.89d |
September | 4.40g | 3.73c | 70.12a | 5.59cde | 6.15def | 67.24a | 32.71d |
October | 4.51a | 3.82a | 69.83b | 5.70a | 6.28a | 66.72c | 33.21c |
November | 4.44ef | 3.75c | 69.70c | 5.58def | 6.15def | 66.57c | 33.36c |
December | 4.44fe | 3.74c | 69.38d | 5.56def | 5.13f | 66.10d | 33.83b |
SEM | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.022 | 0.022 |
Means with different superscription within the same column differ (p<0.05).
Jan, midwinter; Feb, late winter; Mar, early spring; Apr, midspring; May, late spring; Jun, early summer; Jul, midsummer; Aug, late summer; Sep, early fall; Oct, midfall; Nov, late fall; Dec, early winter.