Table 2
Sensory attributes of infraspinatus (IS) and gluteus medius (GM) muscles in goats during postmortem chill storage

Storage time (days)P value
ParameterMuscle0147StorageMuscle × storage
JuicinessIS7.81 ± 0.200a6.84 ± 0.161b6.19 ± 0.140b6.98 ± 0.101b0.043
GM7.73 ± 0.030a6.70 ± 0.322b6.10 ± 0.210b6.89 ± 0.520b0.0230.091
P value0.1010.2010.4630.110
TendernessIS6.35 ± 0.010a8.38 ± 0.021bx8.64 ± 0.010bx8.60by ± 0.0120.041
GM6.30 ± 0.031a7.78 ± 0.010by7.65 ± 0.010by7.99bx ± 0.0110.0110.108
P value0.2130.0110.0190.009
FlavorIS7.70 ± 0.4417.12 ± 0.4337.43 ± 0.8427.31 ± 0.7740.876
GM7.65 ± 0.5327.19 ± 0.1927.19 ± 0.1417.60 ± 0.6710.2310.428
P value0.8900.0900.0800.083
Cooked colourIS7.22 ± 0.5317.27 ± 0.2317.54 ± 0.6827.80 ± 0.9220.331
GM7.12 ± 0.6527.87 ± 0.4727.17 ± 0.7017.79 ± 0.9910.2340.101
P value0.3920.1040.1720.106
Overall acceptabilityIS7.51 ± 0.712a8.33 ± 0.760b8.03 ± 0.820b8.03 ± 0.510b0.0250.224
GM7.52 ± 0.541a8.45 ± 0.720b8.05 ± 0.811b8.03 ± 0.842b0.043
P value0.1350.1110.1470.126