Meat quality data were analyzed with the Statistica 7.0 for Windows
(StatSoft, 2006) statistical package. A general lineal model
was used to determine the significance of the effects of the different
strains and crossbreeding on meat quality traits. Carcass
weight was fitted as a lineal covariate. A tree diagram (cluster analysis)
was developed following Ward’s method to show the distribution
of the five groups of animals according to their meat
quality traits.