Category

Carcass proportion (%)

Ribeye area

(inch²)

Meat + fat

Bone

(Mean ± SE)

Breeds

Arsi

78.1 ± 0.26^a

21.9 ± 0.26^b

5.60 ± 3.33

Borana

77.0 ± 0.82^a

22.99 ± 0.85^b

6.23 ± 5.26

HF-Cross

72.8 ± 0.67^b

27.18 ± 0.67^a

5.28 ± 5.51

Harar

77.2 ± 0.64^a

22.71 ± 0.64^b

6.05 ± 4.58

Sig.

***

***

NS

Age

2 - 3 yrs

75.98 ± 0.82^a

24.01 ± 0.82^a

5.15 ± 2.27^b

4 - 5 yrs

76.60 ± 0.67^a

23.39 ± 0.67^a

6.42 ± 3.24^a

Sig.

Ns

Ns

**

Overall

76.2 ± 0.52

23.7 ± 0.52

5.791 ± 2.34

Breed*Age

*

Ns

Ns