Table 6. Weights, physical dimensions, color traits, pH of chicken breast affected by different muscle abnormalities at slaughtering age 48 d.

Muscle abnormalities	Normal	WS	WS/WB	p-value
T3 (mm)1)	24.78±1.47b	27.14±5.14ab	28.87±3.83a	<0.05
T2 (mm)2)	20.31±2.43	20.53±5.76	23.24±3.60	0.10
T1 (mm)3)	7.97±2.88b	9.02±2.77b	11.88±3.94a	<0.05
Width (mm)4)	78.56±5.65	83.89±9.20	82.83±6.42	0.10
Length (mm)5)	161.26±12.74	166.40±10.55	167.86±16.91	0.37
CIE L*	62.79±3.73b	64.64±3.98ab	65.57±3.47a	<0.05
CIE a*	1.51±1.19	2.18±1.28	1.94±1.18	0.43
CIE b*	5.67±1.44b	6.48±1.63ab	6.69±1.90a	0.76
pH	5.73±1.07b	5.80±0.09a	5.86±0.12a	<0.05
Weight (g)	176.57±23.78b	215.870±38.56a	220.28±41.55a	<0.05

¹⁾T3 is the height at the highest point of cranial part.

²⁾T2 is the height at the mid of breast length.

³⁾T1 is the height measured from 1 cm far a way of the end of caudal part.

⁴⁾Width is the distance of widest area in the middle of breast.

⁵⁾Length represents the longest distance of the breast.

^a,bMeans within a row followed by different superscript letters differ significantly (p<0.05).

WS, white striping; WB, wooden breast.