Table 7
Effects of weaning age on carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers

Item	Weaning agea		SE	p-value
	W80	W130
Yield traitsb
Carcass weight (kg)	456.52 ± 41.7	466.78 ± 45.33	43.639	0.440
Back fat thickness (mm)	12.67 ± 3.68	12.87 ± 3.97	3.834	0.862
Rib eye area (cm2)	93.81 ± 9.57	99.13 ± 10.15	9.880	0.082
Yield index	64.79 ± 2.50	65.05 ± 3.40	3.007	0.774
Yield grade scorec	1.86 ± 0.65	2.04 ± 0.71	0.682	0.370
Quality traitsd
Marbling score	6.67 ± 1.39	6.83 ± 1.37	1.380	0.704
Meat color	4.86 ± 0.65	4.83 ± 0.49	0.575	0.859
Fat color	2.53 ± 0.51	2.77 ± 0.34	0.430	0.082
Texture	1.10 ± 0.30	1.04 ± 0.21	0.257	0.508
Quality grade scoree	4.14 ± 0.73	4.22 ± 0.60	0.663	0.712