Table 3. Comparison of meat color, shear force, WHC and drip loss of longissimus muscles of pigs in Korea

Traits		Duroc	Landrace	Yorkshire	Crossbred
CIE L*		57.18±5.29^a	53.18±5.05^b	56.20±4.67^ab	57.93±4.79^a
CIE a*		7.32±1.92^a	5.63±1.00^b	6.91±2.05^a	5.17±1.35^b
CIE b*		10.17±1.28^a	8.60±1.40^b	9.67±1.66^a	9.83±1.62^a
Shear force (g)		2004.57±461.38	2096.41±534.83	1814.98±429.59	1833.8±458.77
WHC (%)		56.91±9.06	61.99±6.93	62.46±10.34	56.74±8.37
Drip loss (%)	24 h	3.14±1.55^b	3.65±1.59^b	3.83±1.18^b	5.42±2.02^a
	48 h	3.57±1.22^b	2.89±1.65^b	3.56±1.82^b	5.47±1.82^a
	14 d	6.73±2.89^b	8.46±3.20^ab	8.72±2.81^a	8.39±1.85^ab