Table 7.
Effect of the type and number of enrichment on pH, color, water holding capacity (WHC) and shear force of breast meat in broiler (day 35)

pH Color WHC (%) Shear force (N)
L* a* b*
Enrichment type
   Cabbages 5.67 53.94b 3.58a 7.48b 57.06 27.89
   Alfalfa block 5.66 57.17a 2.77b 9.78a 57.81 24.03
   Angle sawdust 5.63 58.43a 2.83b 9.76a 58.42 26.06
Number
   1 5.67 56.29 3.02 8.99 57.39 24.35
   2 5.65 56.75 3.11 9.02 58.14 27.64
Enrichment type * Number
   Cabbages 1 5.71 53.38 3.53 6.73c 56.88 26.84ab
2 5.64 54.50 3.64 8.23bc 57.23 28.93ab
   Alfalfa block 1 5.64 57.69 2.77 10.21a 57.03 25.89ab
2 5.69 56.66 2.77 9.35ab 58.59 22.18b
   Angle sawdust 1 5.65 57.79 2.75 10.03ab 58.26 20.32b
2 5.62 59.08 2.91 9.48ab 58.59 31.79a
P-values
   Type 0.490 <.0001 0.002 <.0001 0.122 0.252
   Number 0.533 0.475 0.666 0.943 0.169 0.085
   Type * Number 0.138 0.266 0.946 0.032 0.566 0.006
Means in same rows with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).