Table 1.

Meat quality characterization (mean ± standard error) from breast meat samples obtained from broilers, Ross 508 (white chicken) and AZ Extra Heavy Red chicken (red chicken) genetic lines.

Trait	Ross 508	AZ Extra Heavy Red
Live weight (kg)	3.5 ± 0.3a	1.7 ± 0.16b
pH 24 h	5.89 ± 0.09	5.87 ± 0.1
CIE L*	28.41 ± 2.70a	24.76 ± 1.3b
CIE a*	−1.69 ± 0.16	−1.58 ± 0.15
CIE b*	0.22 ± 0,83	0.10 ± 0,36
Drip loss (%)	0.89 ± 0.15	0.83 ± 0.22
Cooking loss (%)	17.13 ± 2.48a	12.05 ± 1.75b

Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).

Lightness: L*; redness: a*; yellowness: b*.