TABLE 2.
Traits | N | Mean | SD | CV/% | Min. | Max. |
Moisture, % | 519 | 71.10 | 2.10 | 2.95 | 63.57 | 75.53 |
IMF, % | 522 | 2.43 | 0.87 | 35.68 | 0.06 | 5.20 |
Conductivity, mS | 550 | 2.65 | 0.53 | 19.99 | 1.63 | 4.87 |
pH | 578 | 6.36 | 0.37 | 5.74 | 5.29 | 6.99 |
Marbling (1–5) | 582 | 3.41 | 0.61 | 17.82 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
Meat color (1–5) | 581 | 3.74 | 0.55 | 14.71 | 1.50 | 5.25 |
IMF, intramuscular fat; h2, heritability estimates.