. 2019 May 3;3(2):893–902. doi: 10.1093/tas/txz042

Table 2.

Least squares means (kg) and weighted pooled SE for the yields of different carcass primal cuts (with or without adjustment to common carcass weight) in animals stratified as very low, low, high, and very high on genetic merit index

	No adjustment for carcass weight						With adjustment for carcass weight
Cut	Very low	Low	High	Very high	SE	P-value	Very low	Low	High	Very high	SE	P-value
Topside	22.13^a	24.16^b	26.00^c	27.91^d	0.103	<0.001	23.27^a	24.26^b	25.11^c	26.20^d	0.066	<0.001
Silverside flat	16.02^a	17.33^b	18.52^c	19.76^d	0.094	<0.001	16.89^a	17.44^b	17.84^c	18.41^d	0.063	<0.001
Eye of round	6.37^a	6.91^b	7.47^c	8.23^d	0.043	<0.001	6.73^a	6.96^b	7.20^c	7.69^d	0.032	<0.001
Knuckle	13.87^a	14.95^b	15.97^c	16.89^d	0.065	<0.001	14.53^a	14.99^b	15.43^c	15.87^d	0.042	<0.001
Rump	18.75^a	19.50^b	20.31^c	21.11^d	0.099	<0.001	19.72^a	19.60^ab	19.55^b	19.62^ab	0.069	<0.001
Striploin	15.32^a	16.44^b	17.12^c	18.05^d	0.121	<0.001	16.21^a	16.55^b	16.56^b	16.82^b	0.098	<0.001
Fillet	6.73^a	7.32^b	7.80^c	8.29^d	0.044	<0.001	7.01^a	7.36^b	7.59^c	7.83^d	0.037	<0.001
Cuberoll	12.61^a	12.87^a	13.24^b	13.53^b	0.124	<0.001	13.13^a	12.97^ab	12.86^ab	12.74^b	0.109	<0.001
Bavette	13.86^a	14.39^b	14.50^b	14.61^b	0.126	<0.001	14.60^a	14.48^b	13.97^c	13.51^d	0.108	<0.001
Brisket	15.98^a	16.86^b	17.65^c	18.68^d	0.116	<0.001	16.99^a	17.01^ab	16.94^a	17.24^b	0.080	<0.001
Chuck tender	13.31^a	13.91^b	14.54^c	15.10^d	0.080	<0.001	14.06^a	13.95^b	13.98^ab	13.98^ab	0.049	<0.01
Leg of mutton and forequarter miscellaneous	26.83^a	28.06^b	29.51^c	30.91^d	0.126	<0.001	28.15^a	28.20^a	28.49^b	28.87^c	0.077	<0.001
Chuck and neck	36.61^a	38.99^b	41.18^c	43.10^d	0.190	<0.001	38.69^a	39.17^a	39.56^b	39.85^b	0.117	<0.001
Heel and shank	11.86^a	12.61^b	13.37^c	14.03^d	0.052	<0.001	12.45^a	12.67^b	12.95^c	13.19^d	0.035	<0.001
Frying	40.58^a	43.16^b	45.20^c	47.90^d	0.289	<0.001	42.89^a	43.40^ab	43.61^bc	44.41^c	0.178	<0.001
Roasting	58.46^a	63.27^b	68.04^c	72.99^d	0.329	<0.001	61.30^a	63.47^b	65.52^c	68.18^d	0.184	<0.001
Mincing	103.67^a	109.89^b	114.58^c	120.03^d	0.818	<0.001	109.48^a	109.65^ab	109.94^ab	110.27^c	0.334	<0.01

^a–dLeast squares means differing in superscripts differ (P < 0.05) from each other.