Table 1 Descriptive statistics of carcasses

Measure (n=175) Total number Hot carcass weight (kg) LMP %
Mean Min-Max SD Mean Min-Max SD
Male carcasses 86 86.12 62–104.2 10.49 54.5 42.36–65.38 4.58
Female carcasses 89 85.93 68.7–104.9 10.27 56.32 43.89–67.55 4.94
Calibration set 135 86.18 62–104.2 10.12 55.38 42.36–67.55 4.96
Validation set 39 85.48 68.7–104.9 10.91 55.45 46.13–62.14 4.48
One of the carcasses of this group was considered outlier and removed from all the calculation.
LMP, lean meat percentage.