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. 2022 Sep 30;9(3):516–526. doi: 10.5455/javar.2022.i621

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).