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. 2018 Jul 16;8(7):118. doi: 10.3390/ani8070118

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Principal component analysis: correlation of the variables with the principal components and average coordinate of the observation by treatment (CG: not supplied and no enriched environment; HC: supplied with herbal compound; EE: Enriched environment; EEHC: supplied with herbal compound and enriched; Conf: conformation, LMP: lean meat percentage; Accept: acceptability according to consumers’ evaluation). MLOIN: minimum fat over the Gluteus medius. pHuLT: muscle pH (acidity) at Longissimus thoracis 24 h post mortem (p.m.); ECuLT = electrical conductivity (ability to transport electrical charges) measured in the Longissimus thoracis; Marbling NPPC: subjective marbling (intramuscular fat) with pattern from National Pork Producers Council (means of three assessors); L*, a*, b*: objective measure of the colour with the Minolta Chromameter.