Therefore, castration of females might contribute to improving the quality of
dry-cured products (Serrano et al., 2008). In the current trial, the MF content in LM ranged from 3.9 to 4.6%,values that were greater than those reported for intramuscular fat (1.0 to 4.1%) by Nold et al. (1999) or Beattie
et al.