Backfat depth, mm
At 125 days 13.7 14.2 15.4 14.9 0.48 * NS NS
At 146 days 15.6 15.4 16.6 16.6 0.43 * NS NS
At 159 days 16.4 16.4 18.0 17.4 0.53 * NS NS
Carcass weight, kg 89.1 91.9 92.4 91.5 1.26 NS NS NS
Carcass yield, % 78.2 79.1 77.9 78.9 0.61 NS NS NS
Carcass lean, % 51.8 52.8 51.2 50.9 0.41 ** NS NS
Backfat, mm 25.2 25.4 26.3 25.7 0.45 NS NS NS
pH 24 h 5.75 5.63 5.68 5.77 0.0583 NS NS NS
Chilled ham4
Weight, kg 13.3 13.7 13.4 13.3 0.17 NS NS NS
Yield, % 15.0 14.9 14.5 14.6 0.14 * NS NS
Trimmed ham
Weight, kg 11.9 12.2 11.9 12.0 0.15 NS NS NS
Yield, % 13.4 13.3 12.9 13.0 0.13 ** NS NS
Chilled loin4
Weight, kg 5.38 5.38 5.15 5.27 0.0819 * NS NS
Yield, % 6.03 5.88 5.58 5.75 0.0906 ** NS †
Meat composition, %
Intramuscular fat 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 0.14 * NS NS
Protein 23.0 23.1 22.8 22.7 0.11 ** NS NS
Moisture