Trait (measurement unit) | Abbreviation | N | Mean ± SD | Range |
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Traits measured in the live animal | ||||
Birth weighta, kg | BWT | 1206 | 4.97 ± 1.01 | 2.1–8.0 |
Weaning weight, kg | WWT | 14,781 | 31.64 ± 6.00 | 14.0–51.8 |
Live weight at 6 months, kg | LW6 | 14,146 | 38.47 ± 6.38 | 19.6–60.5 |
Pre-slaughter weight, kg | PRESLT | 13,744 | 41.95 ± 6.55 | 23.6–61.0 |
Ultrasonic eye muscle depth, mm | EMD | 7838 | 25.44 ± 2.87 | 18.0–35.0 |
Ultrasonic eye muscle width, mm | EMW | 7853 | 65.94 ± 6.03 | 49.0–86.0 |
Ultrasonic fat depth, mm | FDM | 7767 | 2.72 ± 1.12 | 0.0–5.0 |
Carcass traits | ||||
Hot carcass weight, kg | CWT | 13,750 | 18.04 ± 3.35 | 7.1–27.9 |
Cold carcass weight, kg | CWTC | 13,702 | 17.59 ± 3.27 | 8.2–27.4 |
Dressing out percentage, % | DO% | 13,727 | 42.96 ± 3.09 | 33.7–52.8 |
Butt circumference, cm | CBUTT | 13,698 | 65.22 ± 3.30 | 54.8–75.0 |
GRb, mm | CGRM | 13,698 | 5.48 ± 3.62 | 0.0–18.0 |
X-ray weight, kg | SFWT | 13,398 | 17.49 ± 3.29 | 7.7–27.66 |
X-ray leg weight, kg | SFLEG | 13,212 | 6.07 ± 1.04 | 2.98–9.34 |
X-ray middle weight, kg | SFMID | 13,210 | 5.37 ± 1.14 | 2.03–8.94 |
X-ray number of rib pairs | SFRIB | 13,289 | 13.01 ± 0.33 | 12–14 |
X-ray fore weight, kg | SFFORE | 13,228 | 6.00 ± 1.17 | 2.65–9.62 |
Meat quality traits | ||||
Loin meat pH | LPH | 10,241 | 5.80 ± 0.17 | 5.45–6.40 |
Marbling score | MARB | 10,617 | 3.12 ± 0.59 | 1–5 |
Tenderness score | SHF | 10,255 | 6.40 ± 2.14 | 1.45–12.99 |
CIE a* after 24 h | A24 | 10,472 | 17.41 ± 2.79 | 9.62–26.8 |
CIE a* after 48 h | A48 | 10,472 | 15.56 ± 2.27 | 9.06–23.82 |
CIE a* after 96 h | A96 | 10,470 | 13.11 ± 2.06 | 6.77–19.79 |
CIE a* after 168 h | A168 | 10,105 | 10.87 ± 2.23 | 2.25–20.8 |
CIE b* after 24 h | B24 | 10,445 | 13.64 ± 2.89 | 4.87–20.08 |
CIE b* after 48 h | B48 | 10,415 | 12.78 ± 2.59 | 4.86–18.57 |
CIE b* after 96 h | B96 | 10,444 | 12.06 ± 2.47 | 4.74–17.56 |
CIE b* after 168 h | B168 | 9992 | 10.78 ± 2.75 | 3.5–17.03 |
CIE L* after 24 h | L24 | 10,134 | 39.32 ± 3.94 | 28.79–51.93 |
CIE L* after 48 h | L48 | 10,135 | 39.33 ± 3.90 | 29.07–51.46 |
CIE L* after 96 h | L96 | 10,145 | 39.44 ± 3.91 | 29.29–51.75 |
CIE L* after 168 h | L168 | 9830 | 39.09 ± 4.04 | 28.79–52.06 |