Table 3. Means of image analysis marbling measures and IMF of Longissimus thoracis of LOW FAT and HIGH FAT groups.
LOW-FAT | SD | HIGH-FAT | SD | |
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Chemical intramuscular fat (% as it is) | 5.17 | 1.91 | 6.66 | 1.95 |
Marbling percentage | 6.12 | 2.96 | 8.26 | 3.56 |
Average particle size (mm) | 5.33 | 1.44 | 5.26 | 1.63 |
Number of marbling particles | 40.71 | 18.37 | 50.41 | 20.38 |
USDA marbling score | 474.87 | 79.3 | 522.1 | 87.41 |