Pasture

Naturalized

Rangeland

pH

5.5 ± 0.07

5.5 ± 0.05

Shear force (kgf)

1.49 ± 0.24b

1.75 ± 0.25a

Intramuscular Fat (%)

2.19 ± 0.63a

1.59± 0.46b

Phosphorous (%)

0.21 ± 0.02

0.20 ± 0.01

Calcium (%)

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

Magnesium (%)

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

Sodium (%)

0.07 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

Potassium (%)

0.33 ± 0.01

0.34 ± 0.02

Zinc (ppm)

94.41 ± 9.79

91.71 ± 9.74

Copper (ppm)

4.65 ± 1.57

5.98 ± 2.50

Iron (ppm)

68.19 ± 15.68

74.83 ± 18.25

Manganese (ppm)

4.08 ± 1.31

3.78 ± 1.10

Boron (ppm)

1.65 ± 0.24

1.60 ± 0.22