Table 6.

Effects of the dietary replacement of inorganic trace minerals with lower levels of organic trace minerals on the meat quality traits of growing-finishing pigs.

Items	100% ITMs	OTMs			SEM	P-value
		30%	45%	60%
Meat color
L${}_{45\text{min}}^{*}$	43.75	45.39	44.26	44.81	0.313	0.290
a${}_{45\text{min}}^{*}$	16.66	15.72	15.84	16.35	0.225	0.428
b${}_{45\text{min}}^{*}$	6.17	5.97	5.91	6.25	0.109	0.666
L${}_{24\text{h}}^{*}$	57.02	57.53	57.19	56.43	0.349	0.750
a${}_{24\text{h}}^{*}$	15.83	15.54	15.46	15.62	0.169	0.894
b${}_{24\text{h}}^{*}$	4.83	4.60	5.37	5.53	0.452	0.884
L${}_{48\text{h}}^{*}$	57.15	57.88	57.87	56.93	0.356	0.724
a${}_{48\text{h}}^{*}$	16.20	15.95	16.16	16.46	0.168	0.787
b${}_{48\text{h}}^{*}$	3.05	2.50	2.68	3.05	0.118	0.263
pH value
pH45min	6.36	6.34	6.26	6.34	0.025	0.562
pH24h	5.44	5.46	5.43	5.47	0.011	0.508
pH48h	5.46	5.46	5.44	5.48	0.010	0.494
Drip loss
Drip loss24h	3.12	2.92	3.11	2.93	0.077	0.713
Drip loss48h	3.75	3.86	3.93	3.84	0.123	0.970
Shear force, N	52.15	57.96	59.45	59.88	2.082	0.555
Marbling score	2.659	2.603	2.619	2.691	0.131	0.996
Moisture, %	73.73	74.35	74.39	74.09	0.116	0.403

Values are presented as mean and pooled SEM, n = 6.

Data in the same row with no or the same letter indicate no significant difference (P > 0.05), while with different letters mean a significant difference (P < 0.05).

ITMs, inorganic trace minerals; OTMs, organic trace minerals; L^*, lightness; a^*, redness; b^*, yellowness.