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Table 2.

Fiber number percentage of 3 major muscles from Chinese Qinchuan and Luxi cattle (%)

Cattle breed	Fiber type	Muscle type			SE

		LL	PM	SM
Qinchuan	I	27.7^b ^y	42.0^a ^y	25.4^b ^y	2.4
Qinchuan	II	72.3^a ^x	58.0^b ^x	74.6^a ^x
Luxi	I	22.8^c ^y	45.0^a ^y	34.2^b ^y
Luxi	II	77.2^a ^x	55.0^c ^x	65.8^b ^x

LL, M. longissimus lumborum; PM, M. psoas major; SM, M. semimembranosus; SE, standard error.

^a–c

Different letters indicate significant differences between muscle types for the same cattle breed and fiber type (p<0.05).

^x,y

Different letters indicate significant differences between fiber types for the same cattle breed and muscle type (p<0.05).