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.