Table 2. Differences in color and water-holding capacity measurements by four major muscles and age of Korean native black goat

Measurements	LD		PM		SM		GM		SEM	p-value	Contrast
Measurements	AG	YG	AG	YG	AG	YG	AG	YG	SEM	p-value	Muscle	Age	Muscle×age
CIE L*	38.71^a	39.35^a	34.40^c	34.53^c	35.25^c	36.95^b	34.36^c	34.64^c	0.802	<0.001	<0.001	0.010	0.139
CIE a*	20.37	19.99	20.98	20.38	20.01	19.58	20.16	19.55	0.775	0.119	0.058	0.047	0.981
CIE b*	8.25^a	5.74^cd	6.67^b	4.90^d	7.60^a	5.73^cd	6.35^bc	5.43^d	0.446	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	0.004
RW (%)	3.81^cd	3.88^cd	3.02^e	3.28^de	5.02^a	5.37^a	4.30^bc	4.78^ab	0.321	<0.001	<0.001	0.007	0.528
CL (%)	17.79^bcd	17.94^bc	16.84^cd	16.81^d	19.23^a	19.50^a	17.77^bcd	17.99^b	0.547	<0.001	<0.001	0.374	0.929

Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p<0.001).
LD, Longissimus dorsi; PM, psoas major; SM, semimembranosus; GM, gluteus medius; AG, adult goat; YG, young goat; RW, released water; CL, cooking loss.