Weights of primal meat cut (kg)

Cattle Breeds

Overall mean ± SE

P-value

Arsi

Harar

Jersey*Horro

Ogaden

Mean ± SE

Chuck

24.26 ± 1.98b

24.24 ± 0.77b

22.86 ± 1.99b

39.87 ± 1.92a

27.81 ± 2.23

0.0004

Rib

8.93 ± 0.22

11.03 ± 1.47

9.03 ± 1.00

11.87 ± 0.76

10.22 ± 0.56

0.1577

Plate

3.70 ± 0.35

5.37 ± 0.67

4.17 ± 0.24

5.50 ± 0.70

4.68 ± 0.32

0.1064

Brisket

4.23 ± 0.59

4.23 ± 0.48

4.43 ± 0.29

5.57 ± 85

4.62 ± 0.30

0.3769

Shank

6.53 ± 0.57b

6.33 ± 0.24b

6.33 ± 0.79b

10.33 ± 0.13a

7.38 ± 0.56

0.0011

Total Fore-quarter

47.66 ± 2.52b

51.21 ± 2.20b

46.83 ± 4.03b

73.13 ± 3.53a

54.71 ± 3.51

0.0011

Tender loin

2.73 ± 0.49b

4.29 ± 0.55b

4.20 ± 0.69b

7.07 ± 0.47a

4.57 ± 0.53

0.0038

Sir loin

6.77 ± 0.21b

7.72 ± 0.46b

6.63 ± 0.89b

10.47 ± 0.18a

7.90 ± 0.51

0.0026

Top sir loin

5.13 ± 0.47b

6.87 ± 0.07b

6.67 ± 1.35b

10.10 ± 0.98a

7.19 ± 0.66

0.021

Bottom sir loin

5.00 ± 0.12b

5.98 ± 0.59b

6.20 ± 0.90b

8.87 ± 0.24a

6.51 ± 0.49

0.0063

Flank

3.73 ± 0.13

4.80 ± 0.90

4.60 ± 0.53

6.13 ± 0.13

4.82 ± 0.34

0.0699

Round

12.07 ± 0.18

14.20 ± 3.10

11.66 ± 2.14

18.20 ± 2.36

14.03 ± 1.23

0.2227

Total Hind-quarter

35.44 ± 0.53b

43.86 ± 2.94b

39.96 ± 5.20b

60.83 ± 3.76a

45.02 ± 3.26

0.0047