PROCEEDINGS - American Society of Animal Science

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Table 1. Summary of Statistics for Temperament and Carcass Traits. 1
Trait N Mean SD
CS 2 1551 2.97 0.86
CS_RI 2 1513 2.50 0.90
EV 2 , m/s 1488 2.94 0.77
EV_RI 2 , m/s 1465 3.15 1.00
Fat thickness, cm 1259 0.51 0.16
HCW, kg 1288 358.49 32.42
KPH, % 1288 3.02 0.50
Marbling 1258 40.66 5.34
Ribeye area, cm 2 1269 12.97 1.41
Yield grade 1259 2.51 0.72
1 Temperament traits = CS, CS_RI, EV, and EV_RI; carcass traits = fat
thickness, Hot Carcass Weight (HCW), kidney, pelvic and heart fat (KPH),
marbling, ribeye area, and USDA yield grade.
2 CS = chute score at receiving; CS_RI = chute score at re-implant; EV =
exit velocity at receiving; EV_RI = exit velocity at re-implant.
Table 2. Pearson Correlation Coefficients of Exit Velocity and Chute Score
with Hot Carcass Weight (HCW) and USDA Yield Grade (YG).
Trait CS 1 EV 1 EV_RI 1
HCW, kg 0.05 -0.06 -0.10
YG -0.01 2 -0.02 2 -0.05
1 CS = chute score at receiving; EV = exit velocity at receiving; EV_RI =
exit velocity at re-implant.
2 P > 0.1