Table 2. Descriptive statistics for carcass and meat quality traits of Hanwoo cattle
Traits | Sample size | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | CV |
CWT (kg) | 469,002 | 432.4 | 42.8 | 303 | 551 | 0.10 |
EMA (cm2) | 469,002 | 91.2 | 9.7 | 65 | 116 | 0.12 |
BFT (mm) | 469,002 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 1 | 25 | 0.34 |
BW (Kg) | 223,839 | 722.7 | 65 | 450 | 979 | 0.01 |
MI (%) | 469,002 | 64.6 | 3.3 | 52.4 | 77 | 0.01 |
MS (1–9) | 469,002 | 5.7 | 1.87 | 1 | 9 | 0.33 |
MC (1–7) | 469,002 | 4.83 | 0.48 | 2 | 7 | 0.10 |
FC (1–6) | 469,002 | 2.9 | 0.29 | 1 | 6 | 0.10 |
MT (1–3) | 469,002 | 1.2 | 0.38 | 1 | 3 | 0.32 |
CWT, carcass weight; EMA, eye muscle area; BFT, back fat thickness; BW, body weight; MI, meat index; MS, marbling score; MC, meat colour; FC, fat colours; MT, meat texture; CV, coefficient of variation.