Eickemeyer MAGIC 500 PLUS - 9 Backfat Thickness and Lean Percentage Measurement; Measurement Items; Backfat Measurement

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9. BACKFAT THICKNESS AND LEAN PERCENTAGE MEASUREMENT
In A mode, you can measure the swine’s backfat thickness and lean percentage.
Figure: A mode interface
9.1 Measurement Items
Name Abbreviation Unit
Backfat thickness BF mm
Loin thickness Loin mm
Average thickness AVG mm
Weight Weight kg
Lean percentage Lean %
9.2 Backfat Measurement
1. Choose the desired measurement site: the trailing edge of shoulder (P1), the tenth rib (P2), the lumbosacral junction (P3).
10
th
or the last rib
P3
P2
P1