Table 1. Proximate composition (%) of black goat meat by sex

Sex	Moisture	Protein	Fat	Ash
Non-castration	75.80^a	21.97^c	3.56^a	1.04^a
Castration	75.33^a	22.62^b	2.57^b	0.98^b
Female	74.34^b	24.31^a	3.45^a	1.04^a
SEM	0.20	0.16	0.21	0.01

Different letters within the same column differ significantly (p<0.05).