Table 2. Quality traits of LL muscle subjected to different aging time and genders

Quality traits	Aging	Bull	Steer	Cow	SEM	F-value
pH	3 d	5.50a	5.43b	5.46ab	0.04	6.72**
	21 d	5.51a	5.49ab	5.42b	0.07	2.93
	F-value	0.1	2.04	2.87
CIE L*	3 d	33.1b	37.9a	37.2ab	3.32	4.43*
	21 d	36.4	37.9	39.6X	2.64	2.09
	F-value	4.69	0	8.44*
CIE a*	3 d	16.2Y	17.4Y	17.4Y	1.64	0.83
	21 d	20.0X	20.1X	21.0X	1.66	0.49
	F-value	10.07*	6.16*	14.66**
CIE b*	3 d	11.5Y	13.4	13.0Y	1.48	2.83
	21 d	14.7bX	15.3ab	17.8aX	2.42	3.03
	F-value	8.67*	5.26	11.59**
Cooking loss (%)	3 d	19.5	16.8	16.6Y	2.68	2.14
	21 d	22.2	19.0	19.6X	2.93	1.9
	F-value	1.76	1.56	7.61*
TBARS (mg MA/kg)	3 d	0.21ab	0.17abY	0.13bY	0.09	3.76
	21 d	0.45aX	0.26bX	0.30bX	0.15	11.37**
	F-value	89.42***	5.41*	15.53**

Indicate significantly different within row with different superscripts.
Indicate significantly different within column with different superscripts.
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.