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Table 5.

Mean values and standard deviation of lightness (L*), red intensity (a*) and yellow intensity (b*) of Pectoralis major muscle samples affected by deep pectoral myopathy (DPM).

		DPM Score
	0	2	3	P-value
	Ventral surface color
L	53.44 ± 3.51^A	52.22 ± 2.24^A	54.02 ± 0.93^A	0.2666
a*	0.59 ± 0.25^B	1.30 ± 0.78^A	1.05 ± 0.71^AB	0.0196
b*	11.14 ± 0.25^A	7.77 ± 0.78^B	7.63 ± 0.71^B	0.0007
	Dorsal surface color
L	56.49 ± 2.20^B	60.33 ± 2.42^A	61.68 ± 1.32^A	<0.0001
a*	1.42 ± 2.64^AB	2.02 ± 2.09^A	0.95 ± 1.69^B	0.0321
b*	13.41 ± 1.10^A	10.48 ± 0.94^B	11.12 ± 0.30^B	0.0010

Pectoralis major muscle associated with Pectoralis minor muscle with DPM score 0: unaffected, score 2: muscles with coagulative necrosis, fibrous tissue texture and necrotic area and score 3: with the damaged muscle tissue having a greenish appearance.

^AB

Means followed by distinct letters (in the columns) differ by Tukey's test (P < 0.05).