Table 4.
Adjusted coefficients of determination for growth and carcass traits and for willingness to pay using different factor combinations based on model (2)
| Factor combination | GR | CWT | CG | CFL | CMF | DP | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batch + Age | 0.457 | 0.020 | 0.251 | 0.099 | 0.121 | 0.000 | 0.343 |
| Batch + Age + LW | 0.951 | 0.435 | 0.252 | 0.111 | 0.259 | 0.000 | 0.522 |
| Batch + Age + LWA | 0.477 | 0.025 | 0.252 | 0.092 | 0.116 | 0.000 | 0.459 |
| Batch + Age + WPA | 0.606 | 0.103 | 0.263 | 0.101 | 0.178 | 0.000 | |
| Breed + Batch + Age(Breed) | 0.518 | 0.120 | 0.311 | 0.185 | 0.199 | 0.057 | 0.460 |
| Breed + Batch + Age(Breed) + LW | 0.953 | 0.478 | 0.308 | 0.216 | 0.271 | 0.067 | 0.576 |
| Breed + Batch + Age(Breed) + LWA | 0.536 | 0.126 | 0.305 | 0.187 | 0.191 | 0.049 | 0.540 |
| Breed + Batch + Age(Breed) + WPA | 0.633 | 0.191 | 0.305 | 0.174 | 0.224 | 0.050 |
LW live weight, WPA willingness to pay, LWA live weight assessment, GR growth rate to delivery, CWT cold carcass weight, CG carcass grade, CFL carcass fat level, CMF carcass muscle formation, DP dressing percentage