Primal Cuts (kg)	Age groups	BreedS			P-value
		Arsi	Boran	Harar
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Chuck	<3	9.56 ± 1.90^cd	8.11 ± 2.25^d	2.25 ± 0.60^cd	NS
	4 - 6	11.80 ± 3.71^cd	14.23 ± 1.27^bc	3.40 ± 0.72^bc	NS
	7 - 9	14.31 ± 0.97^bc	35.68 ± 4.25^a	4.62 ± 0.51^b	***
Rib	<3	2.86 ± 0.39^cd	2.47 ± 0.57^d	7.08 ± 1.00^d	NS
	4 - 6	3.41 ± 0.79^bcd	4.40 ± 0.72^bc	7.88 ± 0.89^bcd	NS
	7 - 9	3.27 ± 0.31^bcd	10.63 ± 1.60^a	8.83 ± 0.95^b	***
Short loin	<3	2.73 ± 0.49^b	1.87 ± 0.44^b	2.10 ± 0.32^b	NS
	4 - 6	2.33 ± 0.59^b	3.36 ± 0.47^b	3.09 ± 0.29^b	NS
	7 - 9	3.05 ± 0.48^b	9.29 ± 2.81^a	3.94 ± 0.56^b	***
Sirloin	<3	1.73 ± 0.22^b	0.61 ± 0.28^c	1.50 ± 0.29^b	***
	4 - 6	1.50 ± 0.44^b	1.48 ± 0.77^b	1.82 ± 0.53^b	NS
	7 - 9	1.84 ± 0.13^b	3.71 ± 0.20^a	1.65 ± 1.06^b	NS
Tenderloin	<3	0.70 ± 0.19^cd	0.48 ± 0.13^d	0.67 ± 0.13^cd	NS
	4 - 6	0.77 ± 0.20^bcd	0.79 ± 0.14^bcd	1.00 ± 0.28^bc	NS
	7 - 9	0.90 ± 0.87^bcd	1.45 ± 0.19^a	1.18 ± 0.2.8^ab	***
Top sirloin	<3	1.12^b ± 0.12	1.33 ± 0.28^b	0.89 ± 0.23^b	NS
	4 - 6	0.96 ± 0.34^b	1.33 ± 0.30^b	1.16 ± 0.24^b	NS
	7 - 9	1.16 ± 0.15^b	2.66 ± 0.95^a	1.36 ± 0.11^b	***
Bottom sirloin	<3	0.55 ± 0.12^b	1.46 ± 0.40^b	0.68 ± 0.07^b	NS
	4 - 6	0.97 ± 0.59^b	1.61 ± 0.87^ab	1.49 ± 1.19^b	NS
	7 - 9	0.96 ± 0.34^b	2.75 ± 1.03^a	1.27 ± 0.15^b	***
Round	<3	6.27 ± 0.02^bcd	4.37 ± 1.39^d	6.10 ± 1.10^cd	NS
	4 - 6	6.67 ± 0.13^bcd	9.44 ± 3.11^b	8.44 ± 1.00^bc	NS
	7 - 9	6.74 ± 1.10^bcd	16.52 ± 1.51^a	9.33 ± 0.53^bc	***
Brisket	<3	0.88 ± 0.31	0.72 ± 0.20	0.67 ± 0.24	NS
	4 - 6	0.84 ± 0.15	1.08 ± 0.28	1.05 ± 0.28	NS
	7 - 9	0.97^b ± 0.28	2.34^a ± 1.05	0.80^b ± 0.17	***
Plate	<3	0.25 ± 0.59	0.09 ± 0.41	0.14 ± 0.47	NS
	4 - 6	0.45 ± 0.49	0.15 ± 0.56	0.21 ± 0.64	NS
	7 - 9	0.15 ± 0.61	0.72 ± 1.94	2.68 ± 0.72	NS
Flank	<3	0.59 ± 0.14	0.41 ± 0.14	0.47 ± 0.14	NS
	4 - 6	0.49 ± 0.26	0.56 ± 0.10	0.64 ± 0.19	NS
	7 - 9	0.61^b ± 0.30	1.94^a ± 1.10	0.72^b ± 0.13	***
Shank	<3	5.20^b ± 0.67	5.84^b ± 1.02	5.33^b ± 0.37	NS
	4 - 6	5.25^b ± 0.85	6.88^b ± 1.31	6.13^b ± 0.51	NS
	7 - 9	5.87^b ± 0.34	12.54^a ± 1.85	6.79^b ± 0.50	***