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Table 6 Physicochemical properties of ducks’ leg muscle fed diets supplemented with 1% halloysite

From: Halloysite supplemented in the diet, and sex of Cherry Valley ducks affects growth, carcass composition, meat quality, and jejunum and leg bone strength

Item1 n = 10

   

g/100 g muscle

Group2

L*

a*

b*

WHC

Protein

Collagen

Salt

IMF

Water

Main effects

Control

40.00

15.36a

3.56a

27.86

19.71

1.53

0.58

4.60

74.01

Halloysite

39.16

13.39b

2.48b

29.52

19.62

1.61

0.56

4.32

73.53

P-value

0.433

0.003

0.031

0.110

0.306

0.352

0.554

0.140

0.482

Male

39.93

14.31

3.02

28.05

19.66

1.46b

0.52b

4.81a

73.87

Female

39.23

14.43

3.02

29.33

19.68

1.68a

0.62a

4.11b

73.67

P-value

0.512

0.862

0.993

0.221

0.862

0.007

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.771

Interaction

C × M

40.57

15.77a

3.97a

26.6

19.56bc

1.41b

0.55bc

5.34a

74.08

C × F

39.44

14.94ab

3.16ab

29.11

19.87a

1.66ab

0.61ab

3.85c

73.94

H × M

39.3

12.85b

2.08b

29.49

19.76b

1.51ab

0.50c

4.27b

73.66

H × F

39.02

13.93ab

2.88ab

29.55

19.49c

1.71a

0.63a

4.36b

73.41

P-value

0.758

0.012

0.040

0.136

0.002

0.041

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.903

 

SEM

0.529

0.345

0.254

0.519

0.042

0.043

0.012

0.094

0.334

  1. 1L*, lightness; a*, redness; b*, yellowness, WHC, water holding capacity; IMF, intramuscular fat; 2, C × M, male control group; C × F, female control group; H × M, the experimental male group fed with 1% halloysite; H × F, the experimental female group fed with 1% halloysite
  2. a,bmean values with various letters in the row differ statistically significantly between all groups, considering P < 0.05