Table 5. The monthly Autofom Ⅲ predicted traits of shoulder and ham (both left and right side) Korean commercial cuts
Month1) | Shoulder (Apdari-sal) | Ham (Dwitdari) |
Weight (kg) | Lean meat (kg) | Lean meat (%) | Weight (kg) | Lean meat (kg) | Lean meat (%) |
January | 8.10bc | 7.75c | 60.01ef | 16.92cd | 15.75cd | 70.17d |
February | 8.16a | 7.80b | 59.75g | 17.01b | 15.81b | 69.96e |
March | 8.09cd | 7.72d | 59.78g | 16.87de | 15.69e | 69.94e |
April | 8.07de | 7.71de | 59.91f | 16.85e | 15.69e | 70.01e |
May | 8.12b | 7.76c | 59.98ef | 16.96bc | 15.78bc | 69.98e |
June | 8.05e | 7.69e | 60.21d | 16.83e | 15.68e | 70.13d |
July | 7.96g | 7.62f | 60.53b | 16.66g | 15.57f | 70.39c |
August | 7.97g | 7.64f | 60.72a | 16.68g | 15.59f | 70.57b |
September | 8.00f | 7.68e | 60.80a | 16.77c | 15.68e | 70.72a |
October | 8.19a | 7.85a | 60.50b | 17.13a | 15.97a | 70.48bc |
November | 8.07de | 7.73cd | 60.34c | 16.87de | 15.73cde | 70.40c |
December | 8.09cd | 7.73cd | 60.04e | 16.87de | 15.71de | 70.15d |
SEM | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.011 |
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.