Non-carcass traits

Cattle Breeds

Overall mean ± SE

P-value

Arsi

Harar

Jersey*Horro

Ogaden

Mean ± SE

Heart (kg)

0.67 ± 0.1^b

0.67 ± 0.01^b

0.83 ± 0.01^ab

0.93 ± 0.01^a

0.78 ± 0.01

0.0173

Kidneys (kg)

0.40 ± 0.1

0.53 ± 0.1

0.43 ± 0.01

0.70 ± 0.1

0.52 ± 0.1

0.1594

Liver (kg)

2.67 ± 0.01^b

2.73 ± 0.1^b

2.80 ± 0.1^b

3.77 ± 0.01^a

2.99 ± 0.1

<.0001

Spleen (kg)

0.50 ± 0.1

0.63 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.01

0.57 ± 0.01

0.58 ± 0.01

0.1388

Head with tong (kg)

10.60 ± 0.5

11.07 ± 0.7

11.47 ± 0.6

13.50 ± 1.0

11.66 ± 0.05

0.0868

Blood (kg)

5.53 ± 0.5

5.77 ± 0.1

6.17 ± 0.1

6.70 ± 0.4

6.04 ± 0.2

0.1199

Hide (kg)

16.10 ± 0.9^b

18.17 ± 1.5^ab

16.97 ± 0.8^b

22.33 ± 1.9^a

18.39 ± 0.9

0.0459

GIT (Gastro-Intestinal tract) (kg)

34.53 ± 2.4^c

45.17 ± 1.2^b

42.67 ± 2.9^b

52.37 ± 1.7^a

43.68 ± 2.1

0.0026

Empty body weight (kg)

172.67 ± 7.2^c

216.00 ± 8.9^b

198.67 ± 15.2^bc

275.00 ± 11.7^a

171.90 ± 10.6

0.0036

Lung & trachea (kg)

2.40 ± 0.1^b

2.93 ± 0.3^ab

2.77 ± 0.1^b

3.67 ± 0.3^a

2.94 ± 0.2

0.0273

Genitals with scrotal fat (kg)

1.33 ± 0.1

1.43 ± 0.1

1.47 ± 0.01

1.77 ± 0.1

1.50 ± 0.1

0.1143

Feet (kg)

4.00 ± 0.1^b

4.30 ± 0.1^b

4.57 ± 0.3^b

5.97 ± 0.2^a

4.71 ± 0.2

0.0004