Table 4.
Influence of protease supplementation on physiochemical parameters in breast meat in broiler chicken at 35 days post-hatch

Treatment pH WHC (%) Cooking loss (%) Surface meat color Minced meat color
CIE L* CIE a* CIE b* CIE L* CIE a* CIE b*
Control 7.62 98.44 9.65 62.12 11.96 10.21 57.05 12.89 11.81
Control+protease 7.71 98.50 9.51 60.99 12.24 9.46 55.07 9.80 9.99
SEM1 0.070 0.061 0.592 0.660 0.502 0.551 1.040 1.084 0.292
P-value 0.378 0.453 0.869 0.239 0.698 0.344 0.264 0.059 <0.001
Standard error of the mean.