This corrects the article "Physicochemical properties of M. longissimus dorsi of Korean native pigs" ( Vol: 60, Page: 6)
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Correction to: Physicochemical properties of M. longissimus dorsi of Korean native pigs

Gye-Woong Kim1, Hack-Youn Kim1
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1Department of Animal Resources Science, Kongju National University, Yesan, Chungnam, 32439 South Korea

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Received: Apr 4, 2018 ; Accepted: May 4, 2018

Published Online: Jun 22, 2018


Correction

Upon publication of this article [1], it was noticed that during typesetting, the words ‘Breeds’ and ‘Items’ were accidentally placed next to each other in Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 whereas they should be discrete. Please see below the correct Tables.

Table 1. Proximate components of M. longissimus dorsi muscles in LYD and KNP breeds
ItemsBreedsOverall meant-values
LYDKNP
Moisture (%)73.67 ± 0.6974.06 ± 0.1873.87 ± 0.542.12*
Crude fat (%)2.03 ± 0.671.97 ± 0.482.00 ± 0.570.29NS
Crude protein (%)22.13 ± 0.3021.45 ± 0.6021.79 ± 0.583.91***
Crude ash (%)0.72 ± 0.010.66 ± 0.020.69 ± 0.0310.58***

All values are the mean ± standard deviation

* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001, NSNon-significant

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Table 2. Physicochemical characteristics of M. longissimus dorsi muscles in LYD and KNP breeds
ItemsBreedsOverall meant-values
LYDKNP
Cooking loss (%)34.46 ± 1.6835.64 ± 1.3035.05 ± 1.602.16*
pH5.56 ± 0.105.57 ± 0.045.57 ± 0.070.44NS
CIE L* (lightness)53.52 ± 2.4751.38 ± 2.2752.45 ± 2.57-2.47*
a* (redness)6.43 ± 1.3010.40 ± 2.278.41 ± 2.725.88***
b* (yellowness)3.27 ± 0.974.76 ± 1.314.01 ± 1.363.54***

All values are the mean ± standard deviation

* p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001, NSNon-significant

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Table 3. Fatty acid composition of M. longissimus dorsi muscles in LYD and KNP breeds
ItemsBreedsOverall meant-values
LYDKNP
Myristic1.64 ± 0.131.35 ± 0.341.50 ± 0.196.40***
Palmitic25.30 ± 0.7624.47 ± 0.6924.88 ± 0.833.14**
Palmitoleic3.10 ± 0.203.08 ± 0.283.09 ± 0.240.23NS
Stearic14.46 ± 1.5713.29 ± 1.2113.88 ± 1.502.27**
Oleic46.24 ± 2.0943.87 ± 2.5945.05 ± 2.602.75*
Vaccenic0.26 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.140.20 ± 0.6430.16***
Linoleic7.23 ± 0.6611.77 ± 1.119.50 ± 2.4813.63***
g-Linoleic0.06 ± 0.110.05 ± 0.060.06 ± 0.092.46*
Linolenic0.40 ± 0.320.42 ± 0.040.41 ± 0.042.24*
Eicosenoic0.97 ± 0.071.13 ± 0.061.05 ± 0.116.99***
Arachidonic0.35 ± 0.100.41 ± 0.040.38 ± 0.082.38*
SFAa41.40 ± 2.3939.11 ± 1.8840.25 ± 2.412.91**
USFAb58.60 ± 2.3960.89 ± 1.8859.75 ± 2.412.91**
MUFAc50.57 ± 2.2848.22 ± 2.7549.40 ± 2.762.54*
PUFAd8.04 ± 0.7212.66 ± 1.1310.35 ± 2.5313.39***
MUFA/SFA1.23 ± 0.121.24 ± 0.131.23 ± 0.120.24NS
PUFA/SFA0.20 ± 0.020.32 ± 0.020.26 ± 0.0714.99***

All values are the mean ± standard deviation

aSFA: Saturated fatty acid, bUSFA: Unsaturated fatty acid, cMUFA: Monounsaturated fatty acid, dPUFA: Polyunsaturated fatty acid

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01,*** p < 0.001, NSNon-significant

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Table 4. Sensory evaluation of M. longissimus dorsi muscles in LYD and KNP breeds
ItemsBreedsOverall meant-values
LYDKNP
Visual color8.25 ± 0.408.56 ± 0.568.41 ± 0.48-1.55NS
Flavor7.88 ± 0.868.79 ± 0.628.34 ± 0.74-3.00**
Tenderness9.08 ± 0.298.42 ± 0.738.75 ± 0.51-2.92**
Juiciness8.98 ± 0.597.90 ± 0.648.44 ± 0.62-4.26***
Off-flavor8.67 ± 0.508.79 ± 0.398.73 ± 0.45-0.52NS
Overall acceptability8.13 ± 0.689.29 ± 0.338.71 ± 0.51-5.34***

Means and standard deviations were denoted by Likert′s scale (10 = very excellent, 1 = very poor)

** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, NSNon-significant (p > 0.05)

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The changes to these tables have been actualised by means of this Correction article.

Notes

The original article can be found online at 10.1186/s40781-018-0163-y

Reference

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Kim GW, Kim HY. Physicochemical properties of M. longissimus dorsi of Korean native pigs. J Anim Sci Technol. 2018; 60:6.

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