This study was undertaken to investigate the suitability of various carcass fat measurements as predictors of total body fat in the pig in order to minimize the time, labour and costs involved in carcass evaluation techniques. A total of 33 Landrace X Large White crossbred castrates were used as experimental animals. The animals were allotted to one of three nutritional treatments at eight weeks and reared till they were slaughtered, one from each treatment fortnightly from an age of 11 weeks up to 31 weeks of age. After the animals were slaughtered, their body composition was determined by chemical analyses and linear measurements taken on the split carcass. The data were used to calculate the relationships between total body fat and linear carcass measurements. The C and C + K fat measurements were the best indicators of total body fat in the pig.