Table 3
Physicochemical traits of M. longissimus dorsi and Semimembranosus of Holstein veal with two slaughter age

	Month of age	Cut
	Month of age	Longissimus dorsi	Semimembranosus
pH	5	5.77 ± 0.26^a	5.73 ± 0.10^a
pH	8	5.31 ± 0.71^b	5.21 ± 0.52^b
WHC (%)	5	29.00 ± 1.58^b	33.17 ± 2.84^b
WHC (%)	8	44.81 ± 3.07^a	47.96 ± 2.73^a
Cooking loss (%)	5	41.07 ± 0.59^a	42.12 ± 3.35^a
Cooking loss (%)	8	28.68 ± 0.35^b	34.26 ± 1.12^b
Shear force (kg)	5	13.26 ± 1.12^a	10.40 ± 1.72^a
Shear force (kg)	8	9.35 ± 1.50^b	9.61 ± 0.04^b
L*	5	50.44 ± 1.74^a	49.67 ± 1.00^a
L*	8	40.96 ± 2.56^b	40.56 ± 0.44^b
a*	5	10.21 ± 0.47^b	12.15 ± 0.96^b
a*	8	12.58 ± 0.48^a	17.76 ± 0.92^a
b*	5	6.41 ± 0.09	5.59 ± 1.69
b*	8	4.63 ± 3.14	3.87 ± 3.22