Research Article

The Effect of Long-Term Frozen Storage on the Quality of Meat (Longissimus thoracis et Lumborum) from Female Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus L.)

Table 2

pH and TBARS values (mg malondialdehyde/kg meat) of meat (Longissimus thoracis et lumborum) from female roe deer before and after frozen storage (arithmetic mean ± SD).

ParameterFrozen storage time (months)
0 ()6 ()10 ()12 ()

pH5.52 ± 0.04A5.53 ± 0.03A5.54 ± 0.04A5.59 ± 0.05B
TBARS value0.92 ± 0.110.91 ± 0.080.98 ± 0.120.98 ± 0.09

A,BValues within a row with different superscript letters are significantly different at .