International audience ; This study was performed as part of a research project to assess for the first time the “destructured meat” defect in the pig-value chain in Belgium. Carcass and fresh meat quality in 1,735 pigs from four preselected farms was assessed based on the pHu observed during a preliminary phase. The pigs were slaughtered in a commercial slaughterhouse over two seasons (weeks 22-27 and 41-48 of 2018). Technological parameters (yield, defects observed during slicing) were evaluated on the cooked ham from 238 of them. The data collected were subjected to logistic regression analysis to study the association between the destructured defect and these parameters. The defect (3-4 vs 1-2 on the IFIP rating scale) was positively associated with season (2 > 1), sex (female > castrated male), fresh ham weight, CIE L*, drip loss; negatively with pH1 and CIE a*; but not with pHu because of its strong colinearity with CIE L*. No association between the defect and the technological parameters of the cooked ham was observed by logistic regression, even though the technological yield was significantly lower (-1%) and the “pommade” defect higher (+ 9%) with cooked hams from pigs with a 3-4 vs 1-2 score. This first study confirms the high incidence of the defect (39% had scores 3-4), the effects of farm, sex and season, and its association with several carcass and meat characteristics. ; Cette étude a été réalisée dans le cadre d'un projet de recherche visant à évaluer pour la première fois en Belgique le défaut « viande déstructurée » dans la filière porcine. La qualité de la carcasse et de la viande fraîche a été évaluée chez 1735 porcs issus de quatre élevages présélectionnés sur la base du pHu observé lors d'une phase préliminaire, et abattus dans un abattoir commercial durant deux saisons (semaines 22-27 et 41-48 de l'année 2018). Les paramètres technologiques (rendement, défauts observés lors du tranchage) ont été évalués sur le jambon cuit issu de 238 d'entre eux. Les données collectées ont été ...