Table 8. Pearson correlation coefficients (r) of carcass traits and trimming loss of pork belly

Items	Trimming loss	BFT 5th TV	BFT 5th TV with skin	BFT 9th TV	BFT 9th TV with skin	BFT 13th TV	BFT 13th TV with skin	BFT 6th LV	BFT 6th LV with skin
Trimming loss	1	0.519	0.442	0.521	0.509	0.532	0.541	0.340	0.365
BFT 5th TV	0.519	1	0.848	0.736	0.660	0.730	0.658	0.420	0.393
BFT 5th TV with skin	0.442	0.848	1	0.585	0.735	0.553	0.663	0.214	0.467
BFT 9th TV	0.521	0.736	0.585	1	0.866	0.890	0.817	0.442	0.377
BFT 9th TV with skin	0.509	0.660	0.735	0.866	1	0.760	0.876	0.243	0.454
BFT 13th TV	0.532	0.730	0.553	0.890	0.760	1	0.867	0.493	0.379
BFT 13th TV with skin	0.541	0.658	0.663	0.817	0.876	0.867	1	0.280	0.467
BFT 6th LV	0.340	0.420	0.214	0.442	0.243	0.493	0.280	1	0.675
BFT 6th LV with skin	0.365	0.393	0.467	0.377	0.454	0.379	0.467	0.675	1

BFT, backfat thickness; TV, thoracic vertebrae; LV, lumber vertebrae.