Table 2 Physicochemical traits between loins of crossbred pigs sired either Duroc or synthetic breed based on Korean native breed

Items1) Breed2) Sex Significance
LYD LYW Castrate Gilt Breed Sex Breed×Sex
Moisture (%) 72.88±0.903) 73.01±1.73 72.94±1.46 72.95±1.30 ns ns ns
Fat (%) 3.30±1.14 4.38±2.05 3.95±1.62 3.73±1.87 * ns ns
Shear force (kg/cm2) 3.93±0.90 3.08±0.78 3.37±0.99 3.62±0.88 *** ns ns
Cooking loss (%) 12.48±1.94 13.90±1.98 12.60±1.82 13.93±2.15 ** * ns
WHC (%) 74.51±4.58 78.12±6.20 75.14±5.53 77.60±5.73 * ns *
pH 5.57±0.11 5.41±0.08 5.49±0.12 5.48±0.12 *** ns ns
Meat color
   Lightness 46.89±1.86 46.53±1.50 47.06±1.60 46.34±1.72 ns ns ns
   Redness 14.69±1.06 15.37±0.64 15.06±0.80 15.01±1.06 ** ns ns
   Yellowness 6.63±0.94 7.45±0.67 6.99±1.02 7.09±0.78 *** ns ns
1) WHC, water holding capacity.
2) LYD, Landrace×Yorkshire×Duroc; LYW, Landrace×Yorkshire×Woori black pig based on Korean native breed.
3) Values are mean±standard error.
* p<0.05
** p<0.01
*** p<0.001.
ns, not significant.