Table 1. Descriptive statistics and heritability (h2) estimates of meat quality traits in Nellore cattle.
Traits | N | Mean | SD | Med | h2 | SE |
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Tenderness (kg) | 1,822 | 5.17 | 1.37 | 5.04 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
Marbling | 1,873 | - | - | 2.80 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
N: number of observations; SD: standard deviation; Med: Median; h2: heritability; SE: Standard error