1. Evaluation of whole pork belly qualitative and quantitative properties using selective belly muscle parameters
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Ki Chang Hong, Woo Min Jeon, Lee Eun A, Jee Hwan Choe, Kang Ji Hoon, Kyung Chul Koh, Jin Hyung Cheong, and Jun Mo Kim
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Male ,Sus scrofa ,0402 animal and dairy science ,Cutaneous Trunci ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Anatomy ,Stepwise regression ,Muscle volume ,040401 food science ,040201 dairy & animal science ,Red Meat ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Adipose Tissue ,Abdominal muscles ,Significant positive correlation ,Red meat ,Animals ,Regression Analysis ,Female ,Abdominal Muscles ,Food Science ,Mathematics - Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify parameters for the evaluation of pork belly quality (composition) and quantity (volume) and to develop regression equations that predict properties of whole pork belly. Through an image analysis of 648 bellies, newly characterized pork belly parameters were developed for evaluating pork belly quality and quantity. Importantly, the estimated muscle volume showed high positive correlation with the whole belly volume and the whole belly muscle percentage (r=0.458, and 0.654, respectively). Section 7 was identified as the best section for the evaluation of pork belly based on the muscle area in every vertebra. A stepwise regression showed that cutaneous trunci muscle (CTM) had an r2 of 0.624 in the model, and supplementation with the other muscles yielded an r2 of 0.784. Therefore, we propose that a prediction equation could be developed for a certain area in the belly for the evaluation of pork belly quantity and quality. The results could be applied to select breeding stock using techniques such as ultrasound with the aim of producing hogs with large as well as lean bellies.
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- 2018
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