Table 1.

Summary statistics for Warner-Bratzler shear force and sensory evaluation

Trait	Sex	n	Mean	SD	Min	Max
WB shear force	Cow	116	6.49	2.53	2.86	12.9
	Bull	90	7.21	2.61	3.07	12.8
	Steer	82	3.42	0.53	2.61	5.3
	Total	288	5.85	2.68	2.61	12.9
Tenderness	Cow	116	3.80	0.79	1.50	5.6
	Bull	90	3.50	0.71	2.00	5.3
	Steer	82	4.45	0.51	3.20	5.3
	Total	288	3.89	0.79	1.50	5.6
Juiciness	Cow	115	4.04	0.76	1.70	5.3
	Bull	90	4.16	0.51	2.80	5.4
	Steer	82	4.68	0.39	3.70	5.7
	Total	287	4.26	0.65	1.70	5.7
Flavor-likeness	Cow	116	4.24	0.47	3.00	5.5
	Bull	90	4.25	0.42	3.00	5.3
	Steer	82	4.62	0.35	3.60	5.5
	Total	288	43.50	0.46	3.00	5.5

SD, standard deviation; WB, Warner-Bratzle.