Table 2 Accuracy of lean meat prediction in whole carcass and major cuts using the VCS2000 and multiple linear regression analysis

Parameters Ham Loin Belly Shoulder Tenderloin Whole carcass
Rc2 0.87 0.85 0.91 0.90 0.77 0.82
RMSEC 0.33 0.19 0.26 0.16 0.03 2.09
Rv2 0.80 0.73 0.89 0.85 0.67 0.77
RMSEV 0.39 0.25 0.29 0.21 0.04 2.12
RMSEC and RMSEP values are in %.
RMSEC, root mean square errors of calibration, RMSEP, root mean square errors of prediction.