The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

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

Table 5

Mean and standard errors of shear force values in lamb and goat meat during aging at 4°C (kg/cm2).
Group 𝑛 LambGoat
Day 1Day 3Day 7Day 1Day 3Day 7
Control (NES)18 1 4 . 6 2 ± 0 . 0 9 4 a 1 1 . 6 5 ± 0 . 1 1 2 a 1 0 . 6 4 ± 0 . 0 8 5 a 1 5 . 2 3 ± 0 . 2 9 a 1 2 . 4 6 ± 0 . 2 5 a 1 1 . 5 6 ± 0 . 3 1 a
50 volt (LVES)6 1 3 . 7 1 ± 0 . 1 2 1 b 1 0 . 5 7 ± 0 . 0 7 1 b 9 . 4 4 ± 0 . 0 4 6 b 1 4 . 4 3 ± 0 . 2 1 b 1 1 . 3 9 ± 0 . 1 7 b 1 0 . 7 3 ± 0 . 5 6 b
100 volt (MVES)6 1 1 . 8 8 ± 0 . 1 2 1 c 9 . 4 9 ± 0 . 0 7 1 c 8 . 7 6 ± 0 . 0 4 6 c 1 2 . 1 8 ± 0 . 2 1 c 1 0 . 5 4 ± 0 . 1 7 b 9 . 6 4 ± 0 . 5 6 c
250 volt (HVES)6 1 0 . 5 6 ± 0 . 1 2 1 d 8 . 7 3 ± 0 . 0 7 1 d 8 . 1 1 ± 0 . 0 4 6 c 1 1 . 0 6 ± 0 . 2 1 c 9 . 1 2 ± 0 . 1 7 c 8 . 5 8 ± 0 . 5 6 d
𝑃 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 ).