Table 6.

Meat quality parameters.

					Color, CIE Lab
Specification	Water-holding	Natural drip	pH${}_{\mathrm{15}}$	pH${}_{\mathrm{24}}$	$L$	$a$	$b$
	capacity, cm${}^{\mathrm{2}}$	loss, %
Diet
$K$	1.67${}^{\text{A}}$	4.17${}^{\text{A}}$	6.36${}^{\text{ABa}}$	6.08	61.19${}^{\text{Aax}}$	6.36${}^{\text{Aa}}$	14.39
$K+S$	2.25${}^{\text{ABa}}$	4.50${}^{\text{A}}$	6.41${}^{\text{ab}}$	5.98	62.82${}^{\text{ab}}$	6.30${}^{\text{Aa}}$	14.01
$K-\mathrm{0.10}$ MJ kg${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$	3.12${}^{\text{BCbx}}$	7.22${}^{\text{B}}$	6.33${}^{\text{Aa}}$	5.96	63.04${}^{\text{aby}}$	6.23${}^{\text{Aabx}}$	14.51
$K-\mathrm{0.10}$ MJ kg${}^{-\mathrm{1}}+S$	3.22${}^{\text{BCb}}$	7.52${}^{\text{B}}$	6.48${}^{\text{BCb}}$	6.02	63.31${}^{\text{aby}}$	5.44${}^{\text{bcy}}$	14.38
$K-\mathrm{0.25}$ MJ kg${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$	3.97${}^{\text{Cy}}$	7.31${}^{\text{B}}$	6.53${}^{\text{Cbc}}$	6.04	65.56${}^{\text{Bc}}$	4.47${}^{\text{Bd}}$	14.20
$K-\mathrm{0.25}$ MJ kg${}^{-\mathrm{1}}+S$	3.57${}^{\text{C}}$	7.62${}^{\text{B}}$	6.52${}^{\text{Cbc}}$	6.05	63.99${}^{\text{bc}}$	5.30${}^{\text{c}}$	14.41
Analysis of variance
SEM	0.155	0.335	0.017	0.015	0.321	0.141	0.167
$P$	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	0.190	0.002	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	0.970
Energy
$K$	1.97${}^{\text{A}}$	4.33${}^{\text{A}}$	6.38${}^{\text{A}}$	6.03	62.01${}^{\text{Ax}}$	6.33${}^{\text{Ax}}$	14.20
$K-\mathrm{0.10}$ MJ kg${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$	3.17${}^{\text{B}}$	7.37${}^{\text{B}}$	6.41${}^{\text{AB}}$	5.99	63.18${}^{\text{ay}}$	5.84${}^{\text{Ay}}$	14.45
$K-\mathrm{0.25}$ MJ kg${}^{-\mathrm{1}}$	3.17${}^{\text{B}}$	7.47${}^{\text{B}}$	6.52${}^{\text{B}}$	6.04	64.77${}^{\text{Bb}}$	4.88${}^{\text{B}}$	14.31
Superliv
$-$	2.93	6.23	6.41${}^{\text{a}}$	6.03	63.27	5.69	14.37
$+$	3.01	6.55	6.47${}^{\text{b}}$	6.02	63.37	5.68	14.27
Analysis of variance	$P$
Energy ($E$)	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	0.320	0.001	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	0.845
Superliv ($S$)	$<\mathrm{0.001}$	0.587	0.036	0.676	0.853	0.977	0.775
Interaction ($E\times S$)	0.724	0.999	0.073	0.082	0.079	0.020	0.791
SEM	0.300	0.335	0.017	0.015	0.321	0.141	0.167

${}^{\text{a, b, c}}$ $P\le \mathrm{0.05}$. ${}^{\text{A, B, C}}$ $P\le \mathrm{0.01}$. ${}^{\text{x/y/z}}$ $\mathrm{0.05}<P\le \mathrm{0.10}$.