Table 2. Myoglobin and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) of loin slaughtered by electrical or CO
2
gas stunning method
Traits
Electrical stun
CO
2
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;