Table 2. Differences in seonsory properties by carcass weight increase of finishing gilts and barrows
Measurements | Gilts | Barrows | SEM | p-value | Contrast |
CCW | HCW | VHCW | CCW | HCW | VHCW | Gender | CW | Gender × CW |
Flavor | 5.23c | 5.72bc | 6.21ab | 5.22c | 5.98ab | 6.47a | 0.678 | < 0.001 | 0.220 | < 0.001 | 0.665 |
Juiciness | 5.35 | 5.65 | 5.53 | 5.41 | 5.62 | 5.82 | 0.793 | 0.596 | 0.051 | 0.286 | 0.702 |
Tenderness | 5.85a | 5.42ab | 4.73cd | 5.95a | 4.91bc | 4.27d | 0.589 | < 0.001 | 0.018 | < 0.001 | 0.077 |
Palatability | 5.76 | 5.73 | 5.59 | 5.62 | 5.74 | 5.97 | 0.630 | 0.595 | 0.053 | 0.837 | 0.234 |
Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different.
CCW, commercial carcass weight; HCW, heavy carcass weight; VHCW, very heavy carcass weight; CW, carcass weight.