Table 7.

p values for the effects of mixing, transport, slaughter interval and pHu on plasma and muscle metabolites concentration. Bold represents p < 0.05.

Biomarker	L lactate		Glucose		CK		AST		βHB		NEFA		Mg		Na		Cl		HP-T		Cp		Glycogen
Experiment number	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
Treatment 1 (Mixing)	0.706		0.394		0.112		0.012		0.222		0.168		0.005		0.771		0.820		0.506		0.977		0.606
Treatment 2 (Transport Method)	0.889	0.462	0.987	0.139	0.629	0.266	0.879	0.397	0.001	0.010	0.259	0.002	0.394	0.263	0.093	0.107	0.005	0.697	0.001	0.789	0.178	0.551	0.495	0.379
Treatment 3 (Slaughter Interval)	< 0.001	0.565	0.852	0.170	< 0.001	0.002	0.001	0.781	0.061	< 0.001	0.233	0.627	0.211	0.145	0.235	0.754	< 0.001	0.601	< 0.001	0.007	0.643	0.547	< 0.001	0.305
pHu	0.120	0.488	0.886	0.316	<0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.417	0.737	0.615	0.453	0.273	0.317	0.671	0.749	0.539	0.777	0.944	0.419	0.153	0.607	< 0.001	< 0.001