Table 4
Proximate composition of elk bulls according to the castration time

Castration timea	Moisture	Crude protein	Crude fat	Crude ash
	(%)
T1	73.1 ± 0.56c	22.2 ± 0.13	3.00 ± 0.46b	0.83 ± 0.00
T2	73.8 ± 1.00c	22.2 ± 0.80	2.20 ± 0.28c	0.89 ± 0.04
T3	73.6 ± 0.58c	22.8 ± 0.84	2.01 ± 0.54c	0.93 ± 0.04
T4	75.7 ± 0.13b	22.0 ± 0.30	1.09 ± 0.33d	0.92 ± 0.06