Table 3. Physicochemical characteristic of chicken of broilers slaughtered without pre-stunning or with gas stunning
Parameters
Slaughter without pre-stunning (Halal)
Slaughter with gas stunning
CO
2
N
2
Water holding capacity (%)
40.94±1.95
39.26±2.18
40.89±1.45
Cooking loss (%)
17.59±1.72
a
14.56±1.40
b
13.66±1.31
b
Shear force (kg/f)
1.93±0.40
1.60±0.32
1.90±0.37
Means in same rows with different letters are significantly different (
P
<0.05).