Table 2. Proximate composition of M. longissimus dorsi porcine muscle from Berkshire finishing pigs fed supplemented diet with black raspberry (Rubus coreanus Miquel) fruit by-product

Item (%) Male Female SEM2) Effect (p<0.05)
0% RCFB1) 0.3% RCFB 0% RCFB 0.3% RCFB
Moisture 74.55 74.27 75.00 74.82 0.23 S
Fat 2.28ab 2.38a 1.60b 1.62b 0.20 S
Crude protein 23.86ab 23.45b 23.61ab 24.30a 0.21 NS
Crude ash 1.30b 1.32b 1.62a 1.64a 0.01 S
RCFB, basal diet supplemented with black raspberry (Rubus coreanus Miquel) fruit by-product.
n=15.
Mean values with different superscripts letters within the same row differ significantly (p<0.05).
Male, barrow; female, sow; S, significant influence of sex; NS, not significant.