Variables | Sexes | Feed restrictions | SEM | P-value | ||||||
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Ent | Cas | Fem | AL | 30% | 60% | Sex | Res | Sex × Res | ||
L* | 39.7ª | 38.2b | 37.5b | 38.2 | 38.4 | 38.8 | 0.244 | 0.003 | 0.657 | 0.659 |
a* | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 0.233 | 0.767 | 0.541 | 0.689 |
b* | 9.83 | 9.43 | 8.80 | 9.36 | 9.93 | 8.77 | 0.220 | 0.197 | 0.126 | 0.866 |
C* | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 0.320 | 0.386 | 0.252 | 0.771 |
WHC, % | 35.9 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 34.7 | 32.8 | 37.9 | 1.045 | 0.859 | 0.154 | 0.511 |
CWL, % | 38.6 | 38.5 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 38.5 | 38.6 | 0.403 | 0.443 | 0.408 | 0.937 |
pH | 5.61 | 5.60 | 5.66 | 5.57b | 5.62ab | 5.69ª | 0.019 | 0.354 | 0.044 | 0.667 |
Shear force, N | 42.9 | 46.1 | 39.2 | 44.0 | 41.4 | 42.8 | 1.623 | 0.236 | 0.808 | 0.702 |
TBARS | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 0.041 | 0.395 | 0.073 | 0.534 |
Moisture, % | 76.5 | 75.9 | 75.8 | 75.4b | 75.9ª | 76.9ª | 0.146 | 0.167 | 0.001 | 0.064 |
Protein, % | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 0.117 | 0.332 | 0.139 | 0.018 |
Fat, % | 3.99 | 4.32 | 4.18 | 4.74ª | 4.70ª | 3.05b | 0.107 | 0.468 | <.0001 | 0.680 |
Ash, % | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.92b | 0.87b | 0.98a | 0.009 | 0.327 | <.0001 | 0.155 |