Table 4. Effect of gestational maternal undernutrition on L. lumborum muscle meat quality characteristics of rabbit offsprings (n = 16).
| Treatment 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 16 | C | EU | LU | pooled SE | p-value |
| pH24 | 5.50 | 5.52 | 5.51 | 0.01 | 0.221 |
| Colour 2 | |||||
| L* | 59.6 | 59.0 | 59.5 | 0.5 | 0.734 |
| a* | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.283 |
| b* | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 0.892 |
| PRW 3 (%) | 23.6 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 1.0 | 0.596 |
| Cook Loss (%) | 29.5 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 0.5 | 0.220 |
| Shear values (N) | 19.7 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 1.0 | 0.715 |
1 C = rabbits born from does fed to 100% of maintenance energy requirements;
EU = rabbits born from does fed to 50% of maintenance energy requirements from day 7 to day19 of gestation; LU = rabbits born from does fed to 50% of maintenance energy requirements from day 20 to day27 of gestation.
2 Colour:
L* = lightness,
a* = redness,
b* = yellowness
3 PRW = Percentage of released water.