Table 2.

Slaughter BW, carcass weight, and importance of fat and muscle tissues for kids receiving cactus or conventional diets.

	Control	Cactus	stat
SBW, kg	21.2	21.4	ns
Cold carcass weight, kg	9.1	9.4	ns
Muscle, g	5109	5114	ns
Muscle, g/kg	570a	622b	***
Fat, g	1275a	810b	***
Fat, g/kg	142a	101b	***
Protein, g/kg DM	800	858	ns
Fat, g/kg DM	151	91	*

***P < 0.001; *P < 0.05; ns: not significant (P > 0.05).