Primal cut	Components proportion (%)	Breeds					Overall
		Arsi	Borana	HF-Cross	Harar	Sig.
		Mean ± SE				Sig.
Chuck	Meat	78.26 ± 1.55^a	76.44 ± 1.78^a	69.01 ± 1.74^b	77.19 ± 0.65^a	**	75.22 ± 1.03
	Bone	21.73 ± 1.55^b	23.56 ± 1.78^b	30.98 ± 1.74^a	22.80 ± 0.65^b	**	24.77 ± 1.03
	Meat yield	25.99 ± 1.76	26.67 ± 1.03	23.84 ± 2.84	25.92 ± 0.95	ns	25.61 ± 0.87
Brisket	Meat	68.68 ± 5.10	66.45 ± 1.95	58.72 ± 4.05	60.72 ± 5.85	ns	63.64 ± 2.25
	Bone	31.31 ± 5.10	33.55 ± 1.95	41.28 ± 4.05	39.27 ± 5.85	ns	36.35 ± 2.25
	Meat yield	5.54 ± 2.41	2.53 ± 0.29	2.71 ± 0.29	2.85 ± 0.49	ns	3.41 ± 0.63
Rib	Meat	65.7 ± 1.83^a	68.03 ± 2.36^a	56.48 ± 2.11^b	66.94 ± 1.25^a	**	64.29 ± 1.31
	Bone	34.3 ± 1.83^b	31.96 ± 2.36^b	43.51 ± 2.11^a	33.05 ± 1.25^b	**	35.70 ± 1.31
	Meat yield	5.68 ± 0.25	5.52 ± 0.37	5.72 ± 0.44	6.05 ± 0.76	ns	5.74 ± 0.23
Plate	Meat	53.84 ± 4.56	51.14 ± 3.71	50.32 ± 2.92	44.59 ± 7.32	ns	49.97 ± 2.39
	Bone	46.15 ± 4.56	48.85 ± 3.71	49.67 ± 2.92	55.40 ± 7.32	ns	50.02 ± 0.22
	Meat yield	1.67 ± 0.10	1.89 ± 0.15	1.97 ± 0.09	1.58 ± 0.31	ns	1.78 ± 0.09
Fore shank	Meat	57.32 ± 6.48	56.22 ± 3.39	54.38 ± 1.69	50.55 ± 3.06	ns	54.62 ± 1.96
	Bone	42.67 ± 6.48	43.77 ± 3.39	45.61 ± 1.69	49.45 ± 3.06	ns	45.37 ± 1.96
	Meat yield	2.36 ± 0.25^a	3.4 ± 0.17^ab	4.25 ± 0.52^a	2.61 ± 0.40^b	*	3.14 ± 0.22
Flank	Meat	100 ± 0.00	100 ± 0.0	100 ± 0.00	100 ± 0.00	ns	100 ± 0.00
	Bone	0	0	0	0	ns	0
	Meat yield	1.81 ± 0.46	1.87 ± 0.26	2.34 ± 0.18	2.01 ± 0.31	ns	2.01 ± 0.15
Loin(short, sir, tender, top and bottom Loin)	Meat	91.71 ± 0.46	91.85 ± 0.94	90.62 ± 1.01	92.91 ± 0.52	ns	91.77 ± 0.39
	Bone	8.28 ± 0.46	8.14 ± 0.94	9.37 ± 1.01	7.08 ± 0.52	ns	8.22 ± 0.39
	Meat yield	29.29 ± 1.18	32.26 ± 0.94	32.82 ± 2.00	32.02 ± 0.55	ns	31.30 ± 0.66
Round	Meat	76.97 ± 0.99	74.45 ± 1.70	73.99 ± 3.71	75.35 ± 1.80	ns	75.19 ± 1.09
	Bone	23.02 ± 0.99	25.55 ± 1.70	26.00 ± 3.71	24.64 ± 1.80	ns	24.80 ± 1.09
	Meat yield	25.19 ± 1.23	22.70 ± 1.88	22.71 ± 1.82	23.73 ± 1.19	ns	23.58 ± 0.87
Hind Shank	Meat	47.87 ± 5.02	52.8 ± 2.80	49.13 ± 2.99	53.14 ± 2.77	ns	50.73 ± 1.71
	Bone	52.12 ± 5.02	47.2 ± 2.80	50.86 ± 2.99	46.85 ± 2.77	ns	49.26 ± 1.71
	Meat yield	2.42 ± 0.37	3.12 ± 0.32	3.65 ± 0.32	3.20 ± 0.38	ns	3.1 ± 0.18