Table 4.

Analysis of variances of the carcass traits

Source	DF	CW	EMA	BF	MS
Sex	2	956,799.98**	10,736.11**	5,053.04**	758.03**
Location	7	41,355.85**	311.23**	401.02**	62.33**
Birth year	10	8,243.04**	53.42ns	61.80**	14.35**
Birth season	3	1,676.48ns	238.26*	21.42ns	9.21*
Age at slaughter	4	80,659.01**	832.61**	66.76*	2.81ns
Coat color	6	4,095.61ns	62.67ns	28.97ns	6.74*
Error	2,376	2,406.68	90.51	21.26	2.82

DF, degree of freedom; CW, carcass weight (kg); EMA, eye muscle area (cm²); BF, backfat thickness (mm); MS, marbling score (point)

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01; ns, not significant at 0.05 level of significance.