Pork cuts composition measured by scanner as infl uenced by sex and halothane genotype

Gérard Dumas et Mathieu Monziols, 63e International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Cork, Irlande, 13-18 août 2017, poster Knowledge of the main factors infl uencing the cuts composition can help both sorting cuts and designing composition experiments. Sex and halothane gene, well known for their effects on carcass composition, also deserve to be studied on cuts. The aim of this work is to study the sex and halothane gene effects on the proportions of tissues in the four main pork cuts: ham, shoulder, loin and belly. Composition was determined by scanner, a modern technique, which has recently been intensively studied in the COST action FAIM (Farm Animal Imaging).