Table 2. Meat quality traits of non-castrated male F1 Angus-Nellore cattle finished in feedlot with different numbers of permanent incisor teeth

Variables (n=88)¹⁾	Dental carcass maturity		SEM	p-value
Variables (n=88)¹⁾	0	2	SEM	p-value
pH	5.75	5.72	0.03	0.557
L*	29.62	29.67	0.32	0.881
a*	15.73	16.08	0.24	0.544
b*	7.03	6.95	0.13	0.735
Chroma	17.31	17.52	0.27	0.819
Hue	23.64	23.40	0.15	0.419
Shear force (kg)	5.43	5.44	0.11	0.969
Cooking loss (%)	24.47	24.48	0.28	0.978
Moisture (%)	73.00	73.18	0.11	0.434
Protein (%)	22.58	22.51	0.06	0.542
Fat (%)	3.31	3.21	0.11	0.664
Ash (%)	1.10	1.09	0.00	0.190

Both groups of animals were kept in the feedlot for 180 days. At the time of slaughter, 88 carcasses were selected, forming two treatments according to dental carcass maturity (0 versus 2 PI teeth; 44 animals per category).
PI, permanent incisor.