Table 6. The month to month variation in Autofom Ⅲ predicted values for the Korean commercial cuts; rib bone-in, spare rib, tenderloin, jowl, false lean and diaphragm
Month1) | Rib bone-in | Spare rib (kg) Deung-Galbi | Tenderloin (kg) | Jowl (kg) Hangjung-sal | False lean (kg) | Diaphragm (kg) Galmegi-sal |
Weight (kg) | Lean meat (kg) | Lean meat (%) |
January | 3.65b | 3.61bc | 61.79f | 0.86c | 0.95c | 0.50cd | 0.40bc | 0.26de |
February | 3.68a | 3.64a | 61.64g | 0.87a | 0.96b | 0.51a | 0.40a | 0.26bc |
March | 3.64b | 3.61bcd | 61.68g | 0.86c | 0.95c | 0.50c | 0.40b | 0.25ef |
April | 3.63cd | 3.60de | 61.82f | 0.86c | 0.95c | 0.50cde | 0.39c | 0.25fg |
May | 3.65b | 3.62b | 61.95e | 0.86b | 0.96b | 0.51b | 0.40b | 0.26cd |
June | 3.61e | 3.58f | 62.16c | 0.86d | 0.96c | 0.50de | 0.39d | 0.25g |
July | 3.56g | 3.54h | 62.41a | 0.85e | 0.95d | 0.50g | 0.38e | 0.25i |
August | 3.56g | 3.54h | 62.41a | 0.84e | 0.95d | 0.49h | 0.38e | 0.25h |
September | 3.58f | 3.56g | 62.28b | 0.85e | 0.95c | 0.49i | 0.38e | 0.26cd |
October | 3.67a | 3.65a | 62.06d | 0.87b | 0.97a | 0.50cd | 0.40b | 0.26a |
November | 3.62d | 3.60e | 61.94e | 0.86d | 0.96c | 0.50f | 0.39d | 0.26b |
December | 3.64bc | 3.61cde | 61.77f | 0.86c | 0.96c | 0.50e | 0.39c | 0.26bc |
SEM | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.008 | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 |
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.