FACTOR

pH loin

pH leg

Media ± S.D.

Inf Lim

Sup Lim

Media ± S.E.

Inf Lim

Sup Lim

Bruises

Presence

5.89a ± 0.24

5.83

5.95

5.83a ± 0.2

5.77

5.89

Absence

5.74b ± 0.25

5.71

5.78

5.7b ± 0.24

5.66

5.73

Transport time

≤4 h

5.70a ± 0.19

5.65

5.75

5.67a ± 0.21

5,63

5.72

>4 h

5.83b ± 0.27

5.79

5.87

5.76b ± 0.25

5.72

5.80

Transport distance

≤100 km

5.82 ± 0.08

5.71

6.12

5.80 ± 0.06

5.68

6.03

>100 km

5.78 ± 0.27

5.23

6.33

5.72 ± 0.26

5.20

6.27

Extension of bruises

≤5 cm

5.87 ± 0.24

5.78

5.96

5.82 ± 0.2

5.74

5.89

6 - 10 cm

5.94 ± 0.25

5.80

6.08

5.89 ± 0.22

5.77

6.01

>10 cm

5.95 ± 0.2

5.67

6.20

5.78 ± 0.08

5.55

6.00

Fasting time at slaughterhouse

≤12 h

5.78 ± 0.27

5.23

6.33

5.73 ± 0.26

5.20

6.27

>12 h

5.77 ± 0.28

5.30

6.28

5.72 ± 0.26

5.27

6.14

Bruise grade

Grade 1

5.88 ± 0.26

5.80

5.95

5.82 ± 0.22

5.76

5.88

Grade 2 and 3

5.93 ± 0.19

5.81

6.06

5.86 ± 0.14

5.76

5.97

Number of bruises

1

5.86a ± 0.23

5.78

5.93

5.81a ± 0.19

5.75

5.87

> 2

5.98b ± 0.22

5.87

6.08

5.9b ± 0.2

5.80

5.99