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. 2020 Jun 17;99(9):4217–4226. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.05.011

Table 3.

Effects of Forsythia suspensa extract on meat quality of the breast meat in broilers.

Item CTL1 CTC1 FSE1 SEM P-value
L∗2 47.46a,b 49.07a 45.96b 0.72 0.03
a∗2 2.41 3.24 2.77 0.32 0.22
b∗2 9.05 10.02 8.56 0.63 0.29
pH at 45 min 6.68 6.74 6.82 0.08 0.51
pH at 24 h 5.84 5.97 5.78 0.09 0.39
δpH3 0.84 0.77 1.04 0.14 0.40
Drop loss, % 2.78 2.83 3.23 0.35 0.61

a,bDifferent superscripts within a row indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05).

1

CTL: control; CTC: chlortetracycline; FSE: Forsythia suspensa extract.

2

L∗: lightness; a∗: redness; b∗: yellowness.

3

δpH = pH 45 min - pH 24 h.