Table 3.

Meat quality of Mongolian lamb under two feeding regimens (pasture grass and mixed diets)

	PG	M	Significance
IMF (g/100 g)	3.390 ± 0.650a	4.996 ± 0.790b	*
Crude Protein(g/100 g)	20.98 ± 1.53	20.17 ± 0.67	NS
Ash(g/100 g)	0.872 ± 0.097a	0.987 ± 0.066b	*
pH45minvalue	6.373 ± 0.172	6.746 ± 0.186	**
pH24value	5.640 ± 0.074	5.596 ± 0.049	NS
L*	25.21 ± 1.24b	23.01 ± 1.48a	*
a*	17.31 ± 3.54	16.58 ± 1.83	NS
b*	8.62 ± 2.49b	4.01 ± 0.67a	***
Shear force (N)	41.38 ± 5.42b	32.94 ± 4.23a	*

Abbreviation(s): IMF, Intramuscular fat; M, mixed diet; NS, nonsignificant; PG, pasture grass.

^a,bSignificant differences between feeding regimens (p < 0.05).

^* p < 0.05.