Table 5. Weights, physical dimensions, color traits, pH of chicken breast affected by different muscle abnormalities at slaughtering age 41 d

Muscle abnormalities	Normal	WS	WS/WB	p-value
T3 (mm)1)	23.28±2.23b	26.41±6.51a	26.75±3.47a	<0.05
T2 (mm)2)	17.17±3.81b	21.25±4.83a	22.22±3.40a	<0.05
T1 (mm)3)	10.52±3.90	11.59±4.65	12.64±3.42	0.337
Width (mm)4)	71.88±7.81	75.64±6.21	74.97±5.52	0.09
Length (mm)5)	141.16±11.00b	147.60±10.14ab	152.53±14.23a	<0.05
CIE L*	64.71±2.13	65.51±2.29	65.45±2.57	0.40
CIE a*	1.88±1.01	2.33±1.44	2.75±2.36	0.20
CIE b*	5.76±1.44	6.03±1.61	6.08±1.75	0.76
pH	5.73±0.09b	5.83±0.11a	5.88±0.12a	<0.05
Weight (g)	132.49±26.25b	168.90±40.90a	156.26±22.68a	<0.05

T3 is the height at the highest point of cranial part.
T2 is the height at the mid of breast length.
T1 is the height measured from 1 cm far a way of the end of caudal part.
Width is the distance of widest area in the middle of breast.
Length represents the longest distance of the breast.
Means within a row followed by different superscript letters differ significantly (p<0.05).
WS, white striping; WB, wooden breast.