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. 2020 Dec 18;10(12):2430. doi: 10.3390/ani10122430

Table 4.

Effects of rumen protected methionine and α-tocopherol on physicochemical characteristics in longissimus muscle of Hanwoo steers.

Item Control Treatment Pr > |t|
Moisture (%) 67.10 ± 3.63 64.60 ± 3.43 0.21
Crude fat (%) 12.38 ± 3.00 14.77 ± 3.98 0.23
Crude protein (%) 19.53 ± 2.63 19.65 ± 1.61 0.92
Crude ash (%) 0.99 ± 0.00 0.97 ± 0.04 0.39
WHC 1 (%) 76.39 ± 1.99 75.16 ± 2.64 0.34
Shear force (kgf) 5.68 ± 1.03 4.96 ± 0.67 0.15

1 WHC, water holding capacity.