Table 2.
Correlation coefficients among serum biomarkers at slaughter time and ultimate pH (pHu).
SAA | Cortisol | Lactate | Glucose | Haptoglobin | pHu | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAA | 1 | |||||
Cortisol | 0.12 | 1 | ||||
Lactate | 0.342 ** | 0.430 *** | 1 | |||
Glucose | −0.383 *** | 0.01 | 0,04 | 1 | ||
Haptoglobin | −0.06 | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.333 ** | 1 | |
pHu | 0.468 *** | 0.400 *** | 0.492 *** | −0.15 | −0.17 | 1 |
SAA: serum amyloid A; ** p ≤ 0.01. *** p ≤ 0.001.