Table 5 Effects of chronic heat stress on the textural properties of pectoralis major (PM) muscle in broiler chickens

26.11 ± 3.5^b

31.39 ± 2.17^a

26.15 ± 1.13^b

0.45 ± 0.05^a

0.41 ± 0.05^b

0.45 ± 0.06^a

2.62 ± 0.17^a

2.35 ± 0.21^b

2.40 ± 0.16^b

13.11 ± 1.58

15.38 ± 2.81

12.83 ± 3.55

34.08 ± 4.44

37.71 ± 6.59

31.14 ± 6.71

23.99 ± 3.52^b

29.53 ± 1.87^a

24.50 ± 3.48^b

0.41 ± 0.02

0.40 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.02

3.13 ± 0.26^a

2.58 ± 0.18^b

3.19 ± 0.24^a

11.88 ± 0.90

12.59 ± 2.43

12.60 ± 3.15

35.84 ± 3.25

33.71 ± 3.73

33.71 ± 3.94