Table 2. Myoglobin and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) of loin slaughtered by electrical or CO2 gas stunning method

Traits Electrical stun CO2 gas stun Significantly of T-test
Myoglobin content (mg/g) 0.92±0.12 0.85±0.10 0.215
TBARS (mg MDA/kg meat)
 2 d 0.18±0.03* 0.14±0.05 0.048
 7 d 0.19±0.02 0.20±0.03 0.610
All values are mean± SD.
An asterisk indicated a significant difference.
p<0.05;