Table 3. Effects of TABP and probiotics supplementation in diets on carcass and meat quality.
| Carcass percentage and meat quality | Control | Level of TABP with 0.2% probiotics supplementation in diets (gm/kg) | SEM | p-value | Trend analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 30 | 50 | |||||
| Carcass and cutting percentage (%) | |||||||
| Thai carcass | 84.02 | 86.14 | 84.21 | 82.96 | 0.48 | 0.21 | NS |
| Dressing carcass | 75.95 | 78.20 | 75.86 | 75.87 | 0.48 | 0.21 | NS |
| Chill carcass | 74.43 | 76.64 | 74.34 | 74.35 | 0.41 | 0.21 | NS |
| Breast | 25.20 | 25.38 | 24.47 | 25.05 | 0.56 | 0.94 | NS |
| Fillets | 4.56 | 5.57 | 4.62 | 4.87 | 0.11 | 0.06 | NS |
| Wing | 10.88 | 10.82 | 10.84 | 11.24 | 0.15 | 0.63 | NS |
| Thigh | 16.81 | 17.74 | 17.45 | 18.25 | 0.31 | 0.48 | NS |
| Drum strict | 11.01 | 11.14 | 11.55 | 11.65 | 0.17 | 0.52 | NS |
| Head | 6.41 | 6.18 | 5.99 | 5.76 | 0.22 | 0.75 | NS |
| Shank | 3.35 | 3.34 | 3.39 | 3.43 | 0.06 | 0.95 | NS |
| Skeletal | 18.91 | 17.53 | 19.56 | 18.54 | 0.68 | 0.76 | NS |
| Internal organ | 11.82 | 10.89 | 12.88 | 11.57 | 0.42 | 0.45 | NS |
| Meat quality | |||||||
| pH 0 | 6.21 | 6.24 | 6.18 | 6.16 | 0.18 | 0.72 | NS |
| pH 24 | 5.92 | 5.87 | 5.89 | 5.90 | 0.21 | 0.64 | NS |
| Color at 24 h after chilled storage at 4°C | |||||||
| −L* (Lightness) | 55.87 | 55.81 | 55.34 | 54.52 | 0.81 | 0.93 | NS |
| −a* (Redness) | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.46 | NS |
| −b* (Yellowness) | 9.76 | 9.65 | 11.95 | 10.89 | 0.52 | 0.41 | NS |
| −Chroma | 0.001 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.00 | 0.05 | NS |
| −Hue angle | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 0.09 | 0.16 | NS |
| Water holding capacity (%) | |||||||
| −Drip loss | 4.55 | 3.74 | 4.08 | 4.77 | 0.25 | 0.48 | NS |
| −Cooking loss | 21.75 | 22.71 | 24.36 | 23.88 | 0.84 | 0.70 | NS |
| −Thawing loss | 10.01 | 7.24 | 8.25 | 8.06 | 0.52 | 0.34 | NS |
| −Roasting loss | 21.06 | 20.71 | 22.28 | 20.72 | 1.01 | 0.94 | NS |
SEM = Standard error of mean, NS = Not significantly different (p > 0.05).