Proportion of primal meat cut (%)

Cattle Breeds

Overall mean ± SE

P-value

Arsi

Harar

Jersey*Horro

Ogaden

Mean ± SE

Chuck

29.11 ± 1.45^ac

25.57 ± 0.6^b

26.43 ± 0.52^bc

29.94 ± 0.28^a

27.76 ± 0.65

0.0176

Rib

10.78 ± 0.55

11.51 ± 1.02

10.48 ± 0.87

8.92 ± 0.46

10.42 ± 0.43

0.1825

Plate

4.49 ± 0.58

5.76 ± 1.06

4.85 ± 0.25

4.13 ± 0.47

4.81 ± 0.34

0.3959

Brisket

5.06 ± 0.59

4.43 ± 0.32

5.16 ± 0.32

4.13 ± 0.43

4.70 ± 0.22

0.3254

Shank

7.83 ± 0.44

6.68 ± 0.22

7.26 ± 0.17

7.82 ± 0.56

7.40 ± 0.22

0.1878

Total Fore-quarter

57.28 ± 1.11

53.95 ± 0.76

54.18 ± 1.61

54.93 ± 1.00

55.09 ± 0.63

0.2398

Tender loin

3.31 ± 0.61

4.58 ± 0.76

4.93 ± 0.86

5.31 ± 0.25

4.53 ± 0.36

0.2407

Sir loin

8.16 ± 0.19

8.12 ± 0.14

7.59 ± 0.27

7.90 ± 0.43

7.94 ± 0.14

0.4849

Top sir loin

6.15 ± 0.37

7.26 ± 0.37

7.56 ± 0.89

7.55 ± 0.43

7.13 ± 0.29

0.3035

Bottom sir loin

6.03 ± 0.28

6.30 ± 0.52

7.15 ± 0.69

6.68 ± 0.23

6.54 ± 0.24

0.4095

Flank

4.50 ± 0.12

5.11 ± 1.06

5.31 ± 0.29

4.62 ± 0.22

4.89 ± 0.26

0.7078

Round

14.57 ± 0.71

14.71 ± 2.72

13.25 ± 1.52

13.58 ± 1.15

14.03 ± 0.75

0.9064

Total Hind-quarter

42.72 ± 1.11

46.09 ± 0.74

45.78 ± 1.57

45.63 ± 0.94

45.05 ± 0.63

0.2036