Color

Age

Breed

P value

Arsi

Borans

Harar

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Lightness (L*)

<3

32.10b ± 1.78

38.15a ± 3.04

32.19b ± 1.22

**

4 - 6

33.32ab ± 2.71

32.73ab ± 4.43

33.15ab ± 1.62

NS

7 - 9

28.81b ± 0.84

31.89b ± 3.07

33.63ab ± 3.47

NS

Redness (a*)

<3

13.11 ± 1.51

11.57 ± 0.90

12.35 ± 0.48

NS

4 - 6

12.96 ± 0.90

11.77 ± 1.56

12.70 ± 0.52

NS

7 - 9

13.85 ± 2.00

14.02 ± 1.58

12.90 ± 0.61

NS

Yellowness (b*)

<3

11.14 ± 1.23

12.46 ± 1.04

10.96 ± 1.52

NS

4 - 6

11.30 ± 1.80

10.80 ± 1.76

10.65 ± 0.56

NS

7 - 9

10.58 ± 1.06

11.38 ± 2.06

11.30 ± 1.75

NS

WHC

<3

73.10 ± 1.85

68.80 ± 3.76

70.97 ± 3.24

NS

4 - 6

68.83 ± 2.45

69.13 ± 3.96

69.90 ± 3.60

NS

7 - 9

71.56 ± 1.50

73.58 ± 0.99

71.92 ± 2.23

NS