Commission Implementing Decision of 12 July 2012 amending Decision 2009/11/EC authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Spain (notified under document C(2012) 4711) (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (2012/384/EU)

ANNEX U.K.

In the Annex to Decision 2009/11/EC the following Parts 5, 6 and 7 are added:

‘Part 5 U.K. FAT-O-MEAT’ER (FOM II)

1. The rules provided for in this Part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as “Fat-O-Meat’er (FOM II)”.

2. The apparatus is a new version of the Fat-O-Meat’er measurement system. The FOM II consists of an optical probe with a knife, a depth measurement device having an operating distance of between 0 and 125 millimetres and a data acquisition and analysis board — Carometec Touch Panel i15 computer (Ingress Protection IP69K). The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by the FOM II apparatus itself.

3. The lean meat content of a carcass shall be calculated according to the following formula:

Ŷ = 64,53 – 0,876 × X₁ + 0,181 × X₂

where:

Ŷ

=

the estimated percentage of lean meat in a carcass,

X₁

=

the thickness of back-fat (including rind) in millimetres, measured perpendicularly to the back of the carcass at 6 cm of the split line, between the third and fourth last ribs,

X₂

=

the thickness of the dorsal muscle in millimetres, measured at the same time, in the same place and in the same way as X₁.

This formula shall be valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 120 kilograms (warm weight).

Part 6 U.K. AUTOFOM III

1. The rules provided for in this Part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by means of the apparatus known as “AutoFOM III”.

2. The apparatus shall be equipped with sixteen 2 MHz ultrasonic transducers (Carometec A/S), with an operating distance between transducers of 25 mm. The ultrasonic data shall comprise measurements of back fat thickness, muscle thickness and related parameters. The results of the measurements are converted into estimates of the percentage of lean meat by using a computer.

3. The lean meat content of a carcass shall be calculated according to the following formula:

Ŷ = 68,44293415 – (0,35254288 × R2P10) – (0,31514342 × R2P15) – (0,19383319 × R2P16) + (0,02067879 × R3P3) + (0,03303812 × R3P5) + (0,02479771 × R3P6) + (0,02710736 × R3P7) + (0,02310621 × R3P9) – (0,07075210 × R4P10)

where:

Ŷ

=

the estimated percentage of lean meat in a carcass,

R2P10, R2P15, R2P16,R3P3, R3P5, R3P6, R3P7, R3P9 and R4P10 are the variables measured by AutoFOM III,

4. The measuring points are described in Part II of the protocol presented to the Commission by Spain in accordance with Article 23(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008(1).

This formula is valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 120 kg (warm weight).

Part 7 U.K. MANUAL METHOD (ZP)

1. The rules provided for in this Part shall apply when the grading of pig carcasses is carried out by use of the “manual method (ZP)” measuring by ruler.

2. This method may be implemented using a ruler, with the grading determined on the basis of the prediction equation. It is based on the manual measurement on the midline of the split carcass of the thickness of the fat and of the thickness of the muscle.

3. The lean meat content of carcasses shall be calculated according to the following formula:

Ŷ = 59,89 – 0,821 × F + 0,157 × M

where:

Ŷ

=

the estimated percentage of lean meat in the carcass,

F

=

the minimum thickness of visible fat (including rind), in millimetres, on the midline of the split carcass in millimetres, covering the M. gluteus medius,

M

=

the visible thickness of the lumbar muscle, in millimetres, on the midline of the split carcass, measured as the shortest connection between the front (cranial) end of the M. gluteus medius and the upper (dorsal) edge of the vertebral canal.

This formula shall valid for carcasses weighing between 60 and 120 kg (warm weight).’

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OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 3.’