Table 3. Shear force and texture characteristics of LL muscle

Triats	Aging	Bull	Steer	Cow	SEM	F-value
WBSF (kgf)	3 d	4.81X	3.67	3.97X	1.23	1.17
	21 d	2.29Y	2.26	2.08Y	0.33	0.53
	F-value	17.37**	5.3	15.67**
Tensile maximum force (kgf)	3 d	3.34aX	2.25bX	2.85abX	0.62	7.34**
	21 d	1.47aY	1.02abY	0.86bY	0.43	3.67
	F-value	27.1***	26.47***	256.94***
Tensile strain (%)	3 d	202.3aX	123.7bX	172.2aX	45.42	7.14**
	21 d	60.8Y	82.1Y	83.1Y	23.14	1.6
	F-value	41.86***	8.01*	30.44***
Tensile extension (mm)	3 d	20.6aX	12.6bX	17.4aX	4.62	6.96**
	21 d	6.13Y	8.3Y	8.34Y	2.33	1.6
	F-value	41.57***	8.99*	29.42**
Hardness 1 (N)	3 d	5.12a	3.45b	4.54ab	1.14	4.06*
	21 d	4.56a	3.3b	3.73b	0.65	7.3**
	F-value	0.79	0.22	4.8
Hardness 2 (N)	3 d	0.05b	0.06ab	0.066ab	0.02	0.13
	21 d	0.07	0.05	0.08	0.03	1
	F-value	0.34	1.38	1.16
Springiness (mm)	3 d	0.97	0.85	0.93	0.17	0.65
	21 d	0.95	0.82	1.14	0.28	1.93
	F-value	0.01	0.05	4.94
Gumminess (N)	3 d	0.133a	−0.028b	0.032ab	0.09	4.27*
	21 d	0.07	−0.056	0.012	0.11	1.86
	F-value	0.42	0.18	0.19
Adhesiveness (J)	3 d	0.006ab	−0.002aX	0.005ab	0.002	2.56*
	21 d	−0.006	−0.005Y	0.005	0.002	0.6
	F-value	0.02	8.1*	0.36
Chewiness (N*mm)	3 d	0.162	0.043	0.062	0.11	1.95
	21 d	0.151	0.059	0.134	0.14	0.56
	F-value	0.01	0.04	1.44

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.
LL, longissimus lumborum.