Table 1. Carcass traits1) of Hanwoo steers used for sampling in the present study

Item Marbling type
Fineness Coarseness
Beef marbling score 6.30±0.15 6.80±0.13
Back-fat thickness (mm) 15.30±1.67 15.20±0.79
Loin area (cm2) 101.90±3.41 101.10±2.82
Carcass weight (kg) 469.00±14.55 467.60±14.55
Yield index 63.84±1.13 63.83±0.59
Meat color 4.90±0.10 5.00±0.00
Fat color 2.90±0.10 3.00±0.00
Texture 12.10±0.10 12.00±0.00
Maturity 2.00±0.00 2.10±0.10
The carcass traits were determined according to the Korean Carcass Grading System (KAPE, 2017).