Table 2
F-values and significance for tenderness evaluated on three muscles from the lambs leg by a consumer test, according to breed (B), slaughter live
weight (SLW) and ageing (A)
Degrees of freedom Semitendinosus (ST) Semimembranosus (SM) Gluteo biceps (GB)
Breed 2 5.09** 49.08*** 8.62***
Slaughter live weight 2 86.90*** 36.04*** 82.87***
Ageing 4 2.74* 38.10*** 56.95***
B · SLW 4 4.18** 9.99*** 19.96***
B · A 8 n.s. 2.71** n.s.
SLW · A 8 2.71** 2.54** n.s.
B · SLW · A 16 n.s. 1.83* n.s.
n.s. = not significant differences.
* P 6 0.05.
** P 6 0.01.
*** P 6 0.001.