Table 2.
The characteristics of CHAR and HEAN steers selected for proteomic analysis
| CHAR (mean ± SE) | HEAN (mean ± SE) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LOW BF (n = 3) |
High BF (n = 3) |
Significance (P value) |
LOW BF (n = 3) |
High BF (n = 3) | Significance (P value) | |
| Age at slaughter (d) | 470.6 ± 8.83 | 470.00 ± 10.81 | 1.000 | 480.3 ± 12.44 | 470.00 ± 5.85 | 0.681 |
| Slaughter mass (kg) | 513.7 ± 57.35 | 535.0 ± 15.87 | 0.683 | 557.0 ± 16.5 | 550.00 ± 38.4 | 0.681 |
| BF thickness (mm) | 4.50 ± 0.50 | 11.66 ± 0.88 | 0.025 | 8.33 ± 0.66 | 16.00 ± 0.57 | 0.002 |
| Cutability (%) | 63.00 ± 1.00 | 55.67 ± 0.33 | 0.132 | 59.00 ± 0.57 | 53.00 ± 0.57 | 0.141 |
| Rib eye area (cm2) | 90.33 ± 12.44 | 74.00 ± 1.53 | 0.681 | 79.00 ± 7.09 | 72.66 ± 6.48 | 0.536 |
| Marbling score | 456.67 ± 23.33 | 446.67 ± 29.06 | 1.000 | 430.00 ± 40.41 | 500.00 ± 11.5 | 0.423 |