Table 4. Change in shear force of deer meat during storage at 4°C for various durations

Storage period		Treatments¹

		T1	T2	T3	T4
Shear force (kg/0.5 inch²)	2 d	6.38 ± 0.64	6.82 ± 1.72^A	7.99 ± 1.78^A	7.10 ± 1.44
	7 d	5.81 ± 1.95	6.98 ± 2.61^A	6.03 ± 1.51^B	5.98 ± 2.80
	11 d	5.35 ± 1.84	5.44 ± 0.92^AB	4.65 ± 0.77^B	5.05 ± 1.69
	15 d	4.29 ± 1.93	3.71 ± 0.84^B	4.20 ± 0.68^B	4.77 ± 0.65
	18 d	3.28 ± 0.64^b	4.08 ± 0.41^Bab	4.22 ± 0.28^Bab	5.37 ± 1.16^a
	21 d	3.80 ± 0.58	3.79 ± 0.59^B	4.11 ± 0.84^B	5.11 ± 0.61