Table 3. Indicators of correlation of a linear mathematical model by the method of least squares for the relationship between marbling and tenderness, fat content, protein content, and water content.
| Indicators | Group I (110 kg) |
Significance | Group II (130 kg) |
Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendernes | −0.0694 | NS | −0.3600 | *** |
| Fat content | −0.4570 | NS | −0.2189 | NS |
| Protein content | 0.2569 | NS | 0.0697 | NS |
| Water content | 0.7234 | *** | 0.6116 | *** |
NS – not significant, LL – musculus longissimus lumborum.
*p < 0.05, **p <0.01, ***p <0.001.