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. 2019 Aug 22;97(9):3684–3698. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz240

Table 2.

Means, SDs, minimums (Min.), and maximums (Max.) for slaughter traits

Trait Number of animals Mean SD Min. Max.
EBW, kg 542 634.45 58.88 433.06 853.35
Carcass, % of EBW 542 65.79 1.64 59.87 71.96
Muscle, % of carcass 542 64.91 3.28 54.66 76.34
Fat, % of carcass 542 19.42 3.14 8.81 30.27
Fifth quarter, % of EBW 519 33.22 1.68 25.64 37.40
Leather, % of EBW 520 7.74 0.73 5.62 9.88
Fifth quarter fat, % of EBW 542 4.12 0.90 1.33 7.80
Rumen, % of EBW 542 2.37 0.25 0.30 3.05
Omasum, % of EBW 542 1.01 0.22 0.34 1.97
Abomasum, % of EBW 542 0.45 0.08 0.27 0.87
Intestines, % of EBW 542 2.32 0.37 0.04 3.41
Digestive tract, % of EBW 542 6.15 0.62 3.17 8.32
Reproductive tract, % of EBW 493 0.37 0.14 0.11 0.84
Liver, % of EBW 542 1.17 0.11 0.82 1.70
Lungs, % of EBW 520 0.74 0.09 0.51 1.46
Heart, % of EBW 520 0.43 0.04 0.32 0.69
Kidneys, % of EBW 520 0.19 0.02 0.14 0.37
Spleen, % of EBW 519 0.17 0.02 0.11 0.24