Research Article

Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Meat Quality of Lamb and Goat Meat

Table 4

Mean and standard errors of drip loss (DL) values in lamb and goat meat during aging at 4°C (%).

Group 𝑛 LambGoat
Day 1Day 3Day 7Day 1Day 3Day 7

Control (NES)18 4 . 0 2 ± 0 . 0 5 4 c 4 . 5 3 ± 0 . 0 4 1 b 5 . 9 4 ± 0 . 1 0 8 c 3 . 8 1 ± 0 . 1 0 4 c 4 . 2 5 ± 0 . 4 1 3 b 5 . 6 2 ± 0 . 1 8 0 c
50 volt (LVES)6 5 . 5 5 ± 0 . 0 3 3 b 6 . 2 2 ± 0 . 0 2 4 ab 6 . 7 2 ± 0 . 0 8 1 bc 5 . 0 2 ± 0 . 2 2 7 b 5 . 8 1 ± 0 . 2 3 4 ab 6 . 5 0 ± 0 . 3 8 1 bc
100 volt (MVES)6 5 . 7 8 ± 0 . 0 3 3 b 6 . 4 4 ± 0 . 0 2 4 a 7 . 9 8 ± 0 . 0 8 1 b 5 . 3 3 ± 0 . 2 2 7 b 6 . 1 4 ± 0 . 2 3 4 a 7 . 8 4 ± 0 . 3 8 1 b
250 volt (HVES)6 5 . 9 7 ± 0 . 0 3 3 a 6 . 6 9 ± 0 . 0 2 4 a 8 . 4 5 ± 0 . 0 8 1 a 5 . 7 6 ± 0 . 2 2 7 a 6 . 2 3 ± 0 . 2 3 4 a 8 . 3 1 ± 0 . 3 8 1 a
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a.bValues in column with different superscripts differ significantly ( 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ), (*): 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 , (**): 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 , (***): 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 , (NS): not significant ( 𝑃 > 0 . 0 5 ).