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).