Meat yield traits

Cattle Breeds

Overall mean ± SE

P-value

Arsi

Harar

Jersey*Horro

Ogaden

Mean ± SE

Meat yield from fore-quarter (kg)

34.49 ± 1.98^b

37.91 ± 2.40^b

34.49 ± 3.05^b

56.53 ± 2.72^a

40.86 ± 2.97

0.0008

Meat yield from hind-quarter (kg)

28.31 ± 0.81^b

35.06 ± 2.90^b

32.09 ± 4.30^b

51.17 ± 2.16^a

36.66 ± 2.89

0.0021

Total meat yield (kg)

62.80 ± 2.72^b

72.97 ± 4.75^b

66.59 ± 6.93^b

107.70 ± 4.58^a

77.52 ± 5.77

0.0008

Total meat yield (%)

75.52 ± 0.71^b

76.69 ± 0.93^b

76.69 ± 0.34^b

80.93 ± 1.2^a

77.46 ± 0.72

0.0095