. 2020 May 31;62(3):409–419. doi: 10.5187/jast.2020.62.3.409

Table 2. Meat color of loin meat from Duroc, Pietrain and their crossbred pigs (Duroc × Pietrain).

Meat color	Breed			Gender		SEM	Significance
Meat color	D	P	DP	C	G	SEM	Breed	Gender	Breed × Gender
Lightness	44.43^a	43.34^b	44.83^a	44.64	44.06	0.170	**	ns	ns
Redness	15.44^b	15.29^b	16.07^a	15.21^b	15.76^a	0.080	***	***	ns
Yellowness	5.49^b	4.46^c	7.12^a	5.47	5.77	0.125	***	ns	ns

Values are expressed as means and SEM.

^a-c

Means in a same row with different superscript letter differ significantly at ^*p < 0.05, ^**p <0.01, ^***p < 0.001.

D, Duroc (n=79); P, Pietrain (n=42); DP, crossbred Duroc × Pietrain (n=45); C, castrate; G, gilt; SEM, standard error of means; ns, not significant.