Items | Stock density (birds/m2) | SEM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | ||
Meat color | ||||||
CIE L* | 57.65 | 56.63 | 56.76 | 56.06 | 56.99 | 0.481 |
CIE a* | 4.36 | 4.14 | 4.36 | 4.35 | 4.56 | 0.324 |
CIE b* | 12.06 | 11.70 | 11.72 | 11.15 | 10.60 | 0.439 |
Water holding capacity (%) | 48.21 | 50.06 | 55.18 | 52.24 | 52.87 | 1.832 |
Cooking loss (%) | 21.94 | 23.10 | 23.73 | 22.29 | 22.94 | 1.043 |