Table 9.
Item | Means | ||
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Total (n = 11) | Male (n = 5) | Female (n = 6) | |
Body weight (kg) | 24.55 ± 7.28 | 22.92 ± 10.21 | 25.92 ± 4.20 |
Slaughter weight (kg) | 16.16 ± 4.87 | 14.89 ± 6.65 | 17.23 ± 3.02 |
Blood weight (kg) | 1.01 ± 0.17 | 0.99 ± 0.09 | 1.03 ± 0.21 |
Head weight (kg) | 2.97 ± 0.73 | 2.44 ± 0.82 | 3.33 ± 0.41 |
Forepaw weight (kg) | 0.31 ± 0.09 | 0.29 ± 0.14 | 0.33 ± 0.07 |
Rear foot weight (kg) | 0.38 ± 0.11 | 0.33 ± 0.13 | 0.43 ± 0.08 |
Suet (including kidney) (kg) | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.04 |
Lean meat weight (kg) | 8.57 ± 2.37 | 6.97 ± 2.70 | 9.84 ± 1.06 |
Fat weight (kg) | 2.50 ± 1.72 | 2.64 ± 2.55 | 2.39 ± 1.01 |
Bone weight (kg) | 1.95 ± 0.54 | 1.57 ± 0.60 | 2.25 ± 1.01 |
Skin weight (kg) | 2.22 ± 0.79 | 1.94 ± 1.16 | 2.45 ± 0.34 |
Skin thickness (mm) | 3.64 ± 0.92 | 3.40 ± 1.14 | 3.83 ± 0.75 |
Back fat thickness (mm) | 11.70 ± 6.05 | 11.47 ± 6.76 | 11.90 ± 4.97 |
Carcass length (cm) | 47.30 ± 4.72 | 43.50 ± 3.11 | 49.83 ± 3.87 |
Eye muscle area (cm2) | 15.55 ± 2.81 | 14.66 ± 2.66 | 16.29 ± 1.87 |
Dressing percentage (%) | 66.03 ± 2.52 | 65.55 ± 3.67 | 66.35 ± 1.95 |
Lean meat percentage (%) | 57.11 ± 4.86 | 55.61 ± 6.57 | 58.31 ± 3.30 |
Fat meat percentage (%) | 15.31 ± 6.35 | 17.17 ± 8.46 | 13.82 ± 4.56 |
Bone percentage (%) | 12.64 ± 2.58 | 12.63 ± 3.87 | 12.64 ± 1.44 |
Skin percentage (%) | 14.36 ± 1.45 | 14.19 ± 1.97 | 14.49 ± 1.11 |
Note: no significant differences were found between males and females by t-test.