Table 2.

Predicted means for sarcomere length (µm) and total collagen content (µg/mg freeze dried tissue) of bovine semitendinosus, biceps femoris and psoas major.

Characteristic	Muscle	Mean	SED (Muscle)	p-Value
Sarcomere length (µm)	semitendinosus	2.04	0.059	<0.001
	biceps femoris	1.89
	psoas major	3.46
Total collagen content (µg/mg freeze dried tissue)	semitendinosus	39.25	3.969	<0.001
	biceps femoris	47.40
	psoas major	14.29

SED—Standard Error of Difference.