Table 8 The effect of carcass weight on colors of leg meat

Carcass weight (g)¹	^L*	a*	b*
I	47.8 ±2.27^ab	16.25±1.65	6.64±1.00^ab
Ⅱ	46.26±2.08^bc	16.68±1.92	6.26±1.02^ab
Ⅲ	45.82±1.49^c	15.29±1.72	5.72±0.88^b
Ⅳ	48.25±1.82^a	15.33±1.23	6.17±1.33^ab
Ⅴ	48.15±1.53^a	16.56±0.89	6.83±0.80^a

^a∼cMeans±SD in the same column with different letters are significantly different (P<0.05).¹Ⅰ: <2,200 g, Ⅱ: 2,200∼2,400 g, Ⅲ: 2,400∼2,600 g, Ⅳ: 2,600∼2,800 g, Ⅴ: 2,800 g≤.