Commission Implementing Decision of 24 January 2014 authorising methods for grading pig carcases in Italy (notified under document C(2014) 279) (Only the Italian text is authentic) (2014/38/EU)

3.The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to one of the following two formulae:

(a)

carcases weighing between 70 and 110 kg

where:

Y

=

the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase,

x1

=

(R2P1) average skin thickness in mm

x2

=

(R2P4) the P2 fat measure at the selected position in mm where P2 is the minimum fat depth 7 cm from the midline 2/3 rib without skin

x3

=

(R2P11) minpair filter result. Vector of cross section at minimum fat thickness position of the loin.

x4

=

(R2P16) coarse assessment of size of fat layer depth

x5

=

(R3P1) the meat measure at the selected P2 point in mm

x6

=

(R3P5) the max meat measure

(b)

carcases weighing between 110,1 and 180 kg

where:

Y

=

the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcase

x1

=

(R2P6) weighted average of the two minimum fat measures in mm

x2

=

(R2P11) minpair filter result. Vector of cross section at minimum fat thickness position of the loin

x3

=

(R2P14) The initial assessment of carcase size minus P2 skin, where P2 is the minimum fat depth 7 cm from the midline 2/3 rib

x4

=

(R3P5) maximum muscle depth