Table 1.
Comparison between current USDA regression equations for boneless closely trimmed retail cuts and YG and new regression equations for Jersey-influenced cattle
| USDA | Jersey | 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Estimate | Estimate | SE | Lower | Upper | CCC |
| %BCTRC | 0.0108 | |||||
| Intercept | 51.34 | 34.68 | 2.734 | 29.231 | 40.121 | |
| HCW | −0.0210 | −0.0119 | 0.007 | −0.026 | 0.002 | |
| BFT | −2.28 | −1.01 | 0.427 | −1.858 | −0.158 | |
| LMA | 0.115 | 0.081 | 0.024 | 0.033 | 0.129 | |
| KPH | 0.462 | −0.192 | 0.141 | −0.472 | 0.088 | |
| YG | 0.0108 | |||||
| Intercept | 2.50 | 9.66 | 1.188 | 7.296 | 12.029 | |
| HCW | 0.0084 | 0.0052 | 0.003 | −0.001 | 0.011 | |
| BFT | 0.99 | 0.44 | 0.186 | 0.069 | 0.808 | |
| LMA | 0.050 | −0.035 | 0.010 | −0.056 | −0.014 | |
| KPH | 0.200 | 0.083 | 0.061 | −0.038 | 0.205 |