Table 2.

Mean values and standard deviation of luminosity (L*), intensity of red (a*) and yellow (b*) of the breast meat of broilers affected by WBM.

Variables	Normal (n = 20)	Moderate (n = 20)	Severe (n = 20)	p-Value
pH	6.08 ± 0.04 b	6.07 ± 0.03 b	6.33 ± 0.54 a	<0.001
Outer surface
L*	60.86 ± 0.97 b	60.23 ± 0.68 b	65.19 ± 1.08 a	0.002
a*	1.02 ± 0.42	1.18 ± 0.22	0.92 ± 0.20	0.686
b*	0.11 ± 0.36 c	1.59 ± 0.28 b	3.59 ± 0.52 a	<0.001
Inner Surface
L*	59.79 ± 0.85 ab	57.89 ± 1.03 b	62.05 ± 1.07 a	0.033
a*	1.01 ± 0.29	0.94 ± 0.20	1.41 ± 0.50	0.677
b*	2.76 ± 0.15 b	2.95 ± 0.34 b	5.16 ± 0.53 a	0.002

^a–c Means followed by distinct letters in the lines differ from each other by the Tukey test (p < 0.05).