title: A national survey of the weight loss in pig carcasses between slaughter and 24 hours post mortem.
abstract: A national survey was carried out in Great Britain in 1978/79 to determine the weight loss occurring in pig carcasses between slaughter and 24 hours post mortem. A total of 20,600 carcasses were measured over a 12-month period, the sample covering forty-eight slaughtering plants and the main market weights of pig. At 24 hours post mortem, the overall mean weight loss was estimated to be 2·27% of the hot weight. The figure differed little between market weights or between times of the year, but there were important differences between slaughtering plants.
authors: Meat and Livestock Commission, PO Box 44, Queensway House, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK2 2EF, Great Britain.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Kempster
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Cuthbertson
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Smith