Primal Cuts (%) | Age groups | Breed | P-value | ||
Arsi | Boran | Harar | |||
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
Chuck | <3 | 28.53 ± 2.18de | 28.24 ± 3.48e | 31.38 ± 1.5bcd | *** |
4 - 6 | 32.59 ± 3.43abc | 30.9 ± 1.57cde | 31.11 ± 2.2bcde | NS | |
7 - 9 | 34.93 ± 2.16a | 34.85 ± 2.74a | 34.25 ± 1.37ab | NS | |
Rib | <3 | 8.69 ± 0.85bc | 8.62 ± 0.76bc | 7.08 ± 1.00d | ** |
4 - 6 | 9.57 ± 1.07ab | 9.51 ± 0.88ab | 7.88 ± 0.89cd | ** | |
7 - 9 | 7.98 ± 0.7bcd | 10.44 ± 1.74a | 8.83 ± 0.95bc | ** | |
Short loin | <3 | 8.24 ± 0.84 | 6.54 ± 0.83 | 6.77 ± 0.98 | NS |
4 - 6 | 6.56 ± 1.19 | 7.29 ± 0.79 | 7.25 ± 0.55 | NS | |
7 - 9 | 7.44 ± 1.00 | 8.98 ± 1.95 | 7.53 ± 0.97 | NS | |
Sirloin | <3 | 5.3 ± 1.00a | 2.186 ± 1.11d | 4.77 ± 0.35ab | ** |
4 - 6 | 4.24 ± 1.08abc | 3.30 ± 1.8bcd | 4.2 ± 0.96abc | NS | |
7 - 9 | 4.48 ± 0.21abc | 3.64 ± 0.38bcd | 3.14 ± 2.02cd | ** | |
Tenderloin | <3 | 2.07 ± 0.32ab | 1.69 ± 0.28bc | 2.15 ± 0.27ab | NS |
4 - 6 | 2.18 ± 0.41ab | 1.72 ± 0.30bc | 2.37 ± 0.63a | ** | |
7 - 9 | 2.2 ± 0.18ab | 1.42 ± 0.22c | 2.25 ± 0.51a | ** | |
Top sirloin | <3 | 3.36 ± 0.25b | 4.66 ± 0.30a | 2.81b ± 0.58c | *** |
4 - 6 | 2.72 ± 0.83bc | 2.914 ± 0.70bc | 2.68b ± 0.29c | NS | |
7 - 9 | 2.84 ± 0.32bc | 2.63 ± 0.98bc | 2.59 ± 0.21c | NS | |
Bottom sirloin | <3 | 1.66 ± 0.19d | 5.18 ± 1.4a | 2.2 ± 0.22cd | ** |
4 - 6 | 2.69 ± 1.47bcd | 3.4 ± 1.63bc | 3.53 ± 0.68b | NS | |
7 - 9 | 2.35 ± 0.9bcd | 2.71 ± 1.06bcd | 2.42 ± 0.3bcd | NS | |
Round | <3 | 18.91 ± 1.28ab | 15.14 ± 3.76c | 19.42 ± 1.84ab | * |
4 - 6 | 18.72 ± 0.8abc | 20.21 ± 4.69a | 19.65 ± 1.05ab | NS | |
7 - 9 | 16.49 ± 2.98abc | 16.18 ± 1.47bc | 17.83 ± 0.83abc | NS | |
Brisket | <3 | 2.65 ± 0.79 | 2.69 ± 1.14 | 2.11 ± 0.61 | NS |
4 - 6 | 2.38 ± 0.15 | 2.36 ± 0.58 | 2.44 ± 0.61 | NS | |
7 - 9 | 2.35 ± 0.61 | 2.25 ± 0.86 | 1.52 ± 0.33 | NS | |
Plate | <3 | 3.05 ± 0.47 | 2.68 ± 0.72 | 2.61 ± 0.16 | NS |
4 - 6 | 2.18 ± 0.97 | 2.18 ± 0.35 | 3.00 ± 0.31 | NS | |
7 - 9 | 3.14 ± 0.3 | 2.81 ± 0.79 | 5.29 ± 5.25 | NS | |
Flank | <3 | 1.77 ± 0.25 | 1.52 ± 0.75 | 1.5 ± 0.31 | NS |
4 - 6 | 1.31 ± 0.57 | 1.23 ± 0.27 | 1.5 ± 0.44 | NS | |
7 - 9 | 1.47 ± 0.7 | 1.84 ± 0.87 | 1.38 ± 0.26a | NS | |
Shank | <3 | 15.76 ± 1.12bc | 20.85 ± 4.22a | 17.20 ± 1.70ab | *** |
4 - 6 | 14.85 ± 1.52bc | 14.98 ± 2.84bc | 14.40 ± 1.04bc | NS | |
7 - 9 | 14.33 ± 0.71bc | 12.25 ± 1.66c | 12.97 ± 0.92bc | NS |