ADF

acid detergent fibre

ADG

Average Daily Gain

ANOVA

Analysis of variance

ca.

Circa

Camer.

Cameroon

CP

crude protein

CV

Coefficient of variation

D

Day

DM

dry matter

DMI

dry matter intake

C1

1^st level of crossing = First filial generation

C2

2^nd level of crossing (C1 x C1)

H

High ambient temperature (31°C/50%RH)

GLM

General Linear Model of the SAS Institute

HL, LH

High-Low, Low-High Feeding

ht

High ambient temperature

K1

Kreuzungsstufe Nr. 1: Erste Filialgeneration

K2

Kreuzungsstufe Nr. 2: (K1 X K1)

L

Low ambient temperature (15°C/70%RH)

lt

Low ambient temperature

Lsm

least squares means

M

Maintenance

MLD

Musculus longismus dorsi

MSM

Musculus semimembranosis

MLD-1.5

pH value of MLD 1.5 hrs post-mortem

MLD-24

pH value of MLD 24 hrs post-mortem

MSM -1.5

pH value of MSM 1.5 hrs post-mortem

MSM-24

pH value of MSM 24 hrs post-mortem

N

Number

N/A

not applicable

NDF

neutral detergent fibre

OM

organic matter

RH

Right Half (of carcass)

R-SQ

coefficient of determination

SE

standard error

Std

standard deviation

Wk

Week