Table 1.
pH and Chemical composition of duck breast meat according different stocking densities

Treatments1 pH Moisture Fat Protein Ash
T1 5.81 76.5 0.97 22.8 1.24
T2 5.81 77.0 0.67 22.2 1.22
T3 5.73 76.4 1.59 21.9 1.15
T4 5.75 76.3 1.26 21.8 1.18
T5 5.73 76.7 0.91 21.9 1.15
T6 5.76 77.0 1.01 21.8 1.15
SEM 0.021 0.25 0.205 0.32 0.020
P-value
Linear <0.05 0.528 0.732 <0.05 <0.05
Quadratic <0.05 0.234 0.112 0.197 0.185
T1, 4 birds/m2; T2, 5 birds/m2; T3, 6 birds/m2; T4, 7 birds/m2; T5, 8 birds/m2; T6, 9 birds/m2.
Standard error of means.