Primal cuts (kg)

Breeds

Age

Overall

Arsi

Borana

HF-Cross

Harar

Sig.

2 - 3 yr

4 - 5 yr

Sig.

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

Fore quarter

14.16 ± 1.47

15.95 ± 2.0

13.53 ± 2.2

13.58 ± 1.09

Ns

11.62 ± 0.82^b

16.87 ± 1.02^a

*

14.25 ± 0.84

Chuck

8.9 ± 0.89

10.63 ± 1.40

8.5 ± 1.64

8.83 ± 0.58

Ns

7.6 ± 0.7^b

10.83 ± 0.69^a

**

9.21 ± 0.58

Brisket

1.96 ± 0.96

1.00 ± 0.14

0.966 ± 0.20

1 ± 0.19

Ns

0.79 ± 0.1

1.67 ± 0.46

Ns

1.23 ± 0.25

Rib

1.98 ± 0.19

2.2 ± 0.28

1.98 ± 0.29

2.1 ± 0.37

Ns

1.71 ± 0.13^b

2.4 ± 0.19^a

*

2.0 ± 0.13

Plate

0.56 ± 0.06

0.75 ± 0.13

0.66 ± 0.07

0.56 ± 0.12

Ns

0.51 ± 0.02^b

0.75 ± 0.08^a

*

0.63 ± 0.05

Fore shank

0.8 ± 0.08^b

1.35 ± 0.15^ab

1.41 ± 0.2^a

0.88 ± 0.14^ab

*

1.0 ± 0.08

1.22 ± 0.16

Ns

1.11 ± 0.09

Hind quarter

19.71 ± 0.79

23.36 ± 1.67

20.58 ± 1.74

20.65 ± 0.83

Ns

19.22 ± 0.62^b

22.93 ± 0.98^a

**

21.07 ± 0.68

Flank

0.6 ± 0.13

0.73 ± 0.13

0.81 ± 0.14

0.68 ± 0.11

Ns

0.65 ± 0.08

0.76 ± 0.09

Ns

0.71 ± 0.06

Short Loin

2.0 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.45

2.06 ± 0.3

1.86 ± 0.12

Ns

1.91 ± 0.13

2.51 ± 0.28

Ns

2.20 ± 0.16

Sirloin

1.91 ± 0.13^ab

2.2 ± 0.29^ab

2.88 ± 0.39^a

1.75 ± 0.13^b

*

2.12 ± 0.24

2.25 ± 0.19

Ns

2.18 ± 0.15

Tender Loin

0.76 ± 0.08

1.2 ± 0.16

0.93 ± 0.14

0.86 ± 0.11

Ns

0.79 ± 0.06^b

1.09 ± 0.11^a

*

0.94 ± 0.06

Top Sirloin

3.71 ± 0.35^ab

4.01 ± 0.47^ab

2.88 ± 0.44^b

4.41 ± 0.23^a

*

3.33 ± 0.34^b

4.18 ± 0.20^a

*

3.75 ± 0.21

Bottom Sirloin

1.55 ± 0.14^b

2.46 ± 0.32^a

2.25 ± 0.17^a

1.95 ± 0.18^ab

**

1.78 ± 0.12^b

2.32 ± 0.18^a

**

2.05 ± 0.12

Round

8.43 ± 0.27

8.63 ± 0.43

7.48 ± 0.56

8.01 ± 0.46

Ns

7.62 ± 0.26^b

8.65 ± 0.30^a

*

8.14 ± 0.22

Hind Shank

0.78 ± 0.10

1.23 ± 0.15

1.26 ± 0.22

1.06 ± 0.11

Ns

1.00 ± 0.08

1.16 ± 0.14

Ns

1.08 ± 0.08