Table 3. Effect of feeding alfalfa and concentrates on pH and meat color of Korean native black goat loin during the cold storage
Traits | Treatment | Storage (days) | SEM |
1 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
pH | KHA | 6.00Ab | 6.17Aa | 6.23Aa | 6.28Aa | 0.040 |
KLA | 5.92Ac | 6.10Ab | 6.19Aab | 6.27Aa | 0.027 |
SEM | 0.030 | 0.027 | 0.036 | 0.041 | |
CIE L* | KHA | 41.41Aa | 38.42Ab | 37.56Bb | 37.98Ab | 0.663 |
KLA | 40.81Aa | 38.79Ab | 38.88Ab | 38.07Ab | 0.289 |
SEM | 0.647 | 0.459 | 0.307 | 0.568 | |
CIE a* | KHA | 24.61Aa | 19.55Ab | 15.23Ac | 14.04Ac | 0.772 |
KLA | 25.01Aa | 18.75Ab | 16.53Ac | 15.17Ac | 0.478 |
SEM | 0.395 | 0.807 | 0.646 | 0.651 | |
CIE b* | KHA | 14.17Aa | 11.37Ab | 10.05Abc | 9.73Ac | 0.336 |
KLA | 13.94Aa | 10.88Ab | 10.26Ac | 10.09Ac | 0.152 |
SEM | 0.224 | 0.326 | 0.226 | 0.254 | |
Means within a column with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05.
Means within a row with different superscript differ significantly at p<0.05.
KHA, KNBG fed high alfalfa (alfalfa: concentrate=8:2); KLA, KNBG fed low alfalfa (alfalfa: concentrate=2:8); KNBG, Korean native black goats.