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.