Table 1. The routine nutrient composition of different parts of muscles

Items	Groups			p-value
Items	LD	PM	BF	p-value
pH_45min	6.24±0.055	6.23±0.148	6.31±0.038	0.507
CIE L*	31.67±1.155^b	51.33±0.577^a	50.00±3.606^a	<0.001
CIE a*	29.67±2.082^c	39.33±1.155^a	34.33±1.528^b	0.001
CIE b*	13.00±2.000^b	17.67±1.528^a	16.67±1.528^a	0.034
MSTR (%)	71.50±0.700	70.53±3.150	72.33±2.139	0.637
Ash (%)	1.99±0.138	2.07±0.172	1.99±0.137	0.797
EE (%)	11.95±0.574	13.17±0.477	13.04±1.101	0.125
CP (%)	22.63±0.379^a	20.03±0.764^c	21.20±0.625^b	0.006

The MSTR, Ash, CP and EE are on a dry matter basis.
Means within a row with different subscripts differ when p-value<0.05.
LD, longissimus dorsi; PM, psoas major; BF, biceps femoris; MSTR, moisture; Ash, ash; EE, ether extract; CP, crude protein.