Table 1
Carcass traits of Charolais (CH) and German Holstein (H) slaughtered at 18 months of agea
Breed Mean
CH Lsmean S.D.
Carcass traits
Carcass weight (kg)
501.8A 41.9
Fat in carcass (kg)
93.4A
13.5
11 11 11
126.8B 29.8B 5.9B 20.4 3.2 0.8
Fat in carcass (%)
Subcutaneous
fat in carcass (%)
Intra muscular fat in MSTb (%)
1.3A
0.5 11
2.7B
Intra muscular fat in MLDb (%)
2.2A
0.9 11
4.7B
n 11
H Lsmean 440.8B
19.4A 2.6
4.8A 0.7
S.D. 33.2 n777777
0.9
1.3
A,B Means with different superscripts are significantly different ( P < 0.05) between the breeds.
The sources of variation included in the analysis were: carcass weight – breed ( P = 0.132); fat in carcass (kg) – breed ( P = 0.002); fat in carcass (%) – breed ( P < 0.0001); subcutaneous fat in carcass (%) – breed ( P = 0.036); intramuscular fat in MST (%) – breed ( P = 0.009); intramuscular fat in MLD (%)–breed (P=0.005).
a Values are Lsmeans, standard deviation (S.D.) of the trait in the subgroup, and number n of observations per subgroup defined by breed. b MST semitendinosus muscle, MLD longissimus dorsi muscle.