Table 5. 2-Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance and total cholesterol of thigh meat of broilers from conventional and animal welfare-certified farms

Items Conventional farm Animal welfare-certified farm Mean SEM p-value
1 2 3 1 2 3 Conventional farm Animal welfare-certified farm
TBARS (mg MDA /kg) 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.17 0.14 0.17 0.16 0.003 0.255
Cholesterol in chicken thigh skin (mg/100 g) 108.50 110.95 92.80 91.35 87.50 102.85 104.08 93.90 3.988 0.237
TBARS, 2-Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; MDA, malondialdehyde.