TABLE 1.

Comparison of muscle fiber characteristics and growth characteristics of different breeds of cattle.

Characteristics	Luxi cattle	Shandong black cattle
Area (μm2)	4831.21 ± 255.314	5224.373 ± 442.365
Diameter (μm)	59.339 ± 0.944*	65.473 ± 2.054
Length (μm)	106.722 ± 8.306*	165.965 ± 8.874
Density (number of muscle fibers/muscle fiber area, EA/μm2)	1543.777 ± 61.880	1744.158 ± 102.999
Number of muscle fibers (EA)	157.125 ± 5.959	139.833 ± 7.0618
Weight (kg)	291.063 ± 3.335*	309.500 ± 4.992

Asterisk indicates a significant difference (P < 0.05).