BMC Biochemistry

Table 1 Number of measurements for different variables in seven studied breeds

From: Cluster analysis application identifies muscle characteristics of importance for beef tenderness

Low Tenderness
Breed	Aubrac	Salers	Limousin	Charolais × Salers	Charolais	Holstein	Blond d'Aquitaine
Variables								Total
Tenderness scores	53	91	321	12	312	15	215	1019
WBSF¹			281		141		197	619
Total Collagen	49	80	36		138	15	17	335
Insoluble Collagen	49	80	36		138	15	17	335
ICDH²	53	81	39	12	165	15	17	382
LDH³	53	81	39	12	165	15	17	382
FG (%)⁴	53	81	39	8	65	15		261
SO (%)⁵	53	81	39	8	65	15		261
CSA⁶	51	81	320	8	217	15	211	903
Total	414	656	1150	63	1601	120	725
Medium Tenderness
Breed	Aubrac	Salers	Limousin	Charolais × Salers	Charolais	Holstein	Blond d'Aquitaine
Variables								Total
Tenderness scores	52	83	756	24	730	13	420	2078
WBSF¹			697		535		413	1645
Total Collagen	51	82	58		38	13	4	246
Insoluble Collagen	51	82	58		38	13	4	246
ICDH²	52	82	59	16	146	13	4	372
LDH³	52	82	59	16	146	13	4	372
FG (%)⁴	52	82	59	2	59	13		267
SO (%)⁵	52	82	59	2	59	13		267
CSA⁶	52	82	750	2	595	13	418	1912
Total	414	657	2555	89	2514	104	1275
High Tenderness
Breed	Aubrac	Salers	Limousin	Charolais × Salers	Charolais	Holstein	Blond d'Aquitaine
Variables								Total
Tenderness scores	21	66	286	12	525	2	357	1269
WBSF¹			265		435		354	1054
Total Collagen	21	65	21		25	2		134
Insoluble Collagen	21	65	21		25	2		134
ICDH²	21	64	21	8	64	2		180
LDH³	21	64	21	8	64	2		180
FG (%)⁴	21	65	21	2	21	2		132
SO (%)⁵	21	65	21	2	21	2		132
CSA⁶	21	65	286	3	456	2	353	1186
Total	168	519	963	41	1729	16	1064

¹WBSF: Warner-Bratzler Shear Force; ²ICDH: isocitrate dehydrogenase; ³LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; ⁴FG (%): proportion of fast glycolytic muscle fibres; ⁵SO: proportion of slow oxidative muscle fibres; ⁶CSA: cross-sectional area of muscle fibres.

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