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.