Table 4
F-values and significance for flavour quality 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 5.78** 6.42** 7.67***
Slaughter live weight 2 3.91* 10.00*** 26.24***
Ageing 4 2.56* n.s. 12.55***
B · SLW 4 n.s. 2.76* 4.47***
B · A 8 n.s. n.s. 2.48*
SLW · A 8 n.s. n.s. n.s.
B · SLW · A 16 n.s. n.s. n.s.
n.s. = not significant differences.
* P 6 0.05.
** P 6 0.01.
*** P 6 0.001.