Analysis of relationship between grades for carcass yield and meat quality in Hanwoo

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Both carcass yield and meat quality are important indices for beef grade, and consequently they are crucial factors for determining beef consumption and price. However, an optimal slaughter time for satisfying high carcass yield and meat quality has not been systemically evaluated, and identifying the time requires their relationship. Therefore, the objective of this study is 1) to examine the distribution of carcass yield by quality index, and 2) to investigate correlation between factors for judging grades of carcass yield and meat quality. We applied statistical analysis (ANOVA and correlation) for the data of Hanwoo (892 data points: bulls=311, cows=163, steers=418) slaughtered from 1995 to 2006. As a result of ANOVA, the mean difference of carcass yield in quality grade 3 was different with grade 1+, 1, and 2(p<0.05). In the correlation analysis, the meat quality grade showed a positive weak correlation with carcass yield (r=0.259, p<0.05), but was negatively correlated to carcass weight and back-fat thickness which were factors for carcass yield index calculation (-0.225 and -0.154, respectively, p<0.05). The results provide an initial idea for relating carcass yield and quality so that we can use it for determining the optimal time for slaughting.