Table 8.

The obtained significant correlation coefficients between percentage or diameter of fiber types and carcass characteristics

Items	Weight of loin (kg)	Loin eye area (cm)	Lean meat percentage	b*
Percentage of fiber type
I	ns	−0.20**	ns	ns
IIA	ns	ns	ns	ns
IIB	ns	0.12*	ns	ns
Diameter of fiber type
I	0.12*	ns	0.15*	0.20**
IIA	0.21**	ns	−0.17*	ns
IIB	0.15**	0.11*	ns	0.16*

b*, yellowness; ns, not significant.

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01.