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Table 3 Carcass and IMF characteristics of outdoor/grass-fed and indoor/concentrate-fed animals

From: The application of transcriptomic data in the authentication of beef derived from contrasting production systems

Trait

Outdoor/Grass-fed

Indoor/ Concentrate-fed

S.e.d.

Significance

Initial weight (kg)

275.5

273.0

2.49

NS

Final weight (kg)

512.7

506.1

7.63

NS

Carcass weight (kg)

270.2

276.8

4.23

NS

Fatnessa

3.16

2.90

0.17

NS

Intra-muscular Fat (g/kg)

30.9

41.2

11.6

NS

  1. aConformation: Excellent = 5, Poor = 1; Fatness 1 = lean, 5 = fat (4L = 3.75)