Slaughter age (year)
Items
2 3 >3
P value
Dressing percentage 54.54 54.71 54.73 0.2622
Fore quarter (%) 52.40 52.50 52.58 0.0744
Hind quarter (%) 47.60 47.50 47.42 0.0744
Loin eye area (cm 2 ) 99.82 102.00 99.48 0.3352
Back fat thickness (cm) 1.04 1.07 1.15 0.3526
Marbling score 1 3.15a 3.20ab 3.30b 0.033
1
Scale 1-5, 1 = slight, 5 = abundant