Table 8
Effects of castration age on carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers

Item	Castration agea		SE	p-value
	C90	C180
Yield traitsb
Carcass weight (kg)	455.17 ± 39.86	469.24 ± 46.91	43.361	0.289
Back fat thickness (mm)	13.17 ± 3.66	12.33 ± 3.97	3.811	0.469
Rib eye area (cm2)	97.26 ± 11.66	95.86 ± 8.36	10.223	0.652
Yield index	64.95 ± 2.78	64.90 ± 3.24	3.010	0.960
Yield grade scorec	2.00 ± 0.67	1.90 ± 0.70	0.687	0.648
Quality traitsd
Marbling score	6.96 ± 1.33	6.52 ± 1.40	1.364	0.299
Meat color	4.91 ± 0.51	4.76 ± 0.62	0.570	0.385
Fat color	2.74 ± 0.45	2.57 ± 0.51	0.478	0.251
Texture	1.09 ± 0.29	1.05 ± 0.22	0.257	0.615
Quality grade scoree	4.22 ± 0.67	4.14 ± 0.65	0.663	0.712