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. 2022 Mar 11;100(6):skac075. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac075

Table 5.

The effects of lowering dietary crude protein and adding synthetic amino acids on carcass characteristics

Carcass characteristics
Diet Fat depth, mm
MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 0.9025 0.8775 0.8941 22.64 0.0826 0.6539 <0.0001 0.5748
G 0.7241 0.7383 0.7658 18.86 Linear Quadratic
20.66 20.52 21.08 0.5055 0.5258
Loin depth, mm
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 2.9583 2.9508 2.8750 74.37 0.0979 0.0124 0.2426 0.6930
G 2.9583 2.9975 2.9100 75.06 Linear Quadratic
75.13a 75.54a 73.46b 0.0203 0.0507
Percent lean
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 55.100 55.233 54.825 55.052 0.7118 .0628 <0.0001 0.9315
G 56.141 56.316 55.758 56.072 Linear Quadratic
55.620ab 55.775a 55.219b 0.1140 0.0779
Base meat price
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 70.181 70.082 71.431 70.565 1.5118 0.0461 0.0061 0.4573
G 71.753 71.067 71.905 71.575 Linear Quadratic
70.967ab 70.575b 71.668a 0.1129 0.05035
Yield, %
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 74.845 76.102 75.322 75.423 1.6443 0.0072 0.4871 0.8359
G 74.820 76.644 75.619 75.694 Linear Quadratic
74.83b 76.37a 75.47ab 0.1836 0.0041
Premium grade, %
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 6.6975 6.8841 6.1325 6.5714 0.8800 0.0236 0.1536 0.5918
G 6.6983 7.2958 6.6183 6.8708 Linear Quadratic
6.697ab 7.090a 6.375b 0.2088 0.0144
Sort loss
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 1.5750 2.1450 1.1041 1.6081 0.9765 .0254 0.0019 0.6621
G 0.8508 1.1350 0.6066 0.8642 Linear Quadratic
1.212ab 1.640a 0.855b 0.2092 0.0156
Carcass value per 100 wt
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 75.304 74.821 76.460 75.528 3.28486 0.1882 0.0002 0.7178
G 77.608 77.228 77.917 77.582 Linear Quadratic
76.452 76.025 77.188 0.2512 0.1533
Actual weight
Diet MSE P-value
Sex CTRL 1X 2X Diet Sex Diet*Sex
B 217.00 215.67 209.08 213.91 9.2723 0.0330 0.0737 0.1782
G 207.25 215.167 207.416 209.94 Linear Quadratic
212.12ab 215.417a 208.25b 0.1524 0.0274
Diet
Sex CTRL 1X 2X
B 12 12 12 36
G 12 12 12 36
24 24 24

Values with different superscripts, within a row are different (P < 0.05).