Table 5 Effect of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. in feed on meat quality of Song Liao Black Pork.

pH₂₄

5.61 ± 0.02

5.51 ± 0.07

5.49 ± 0.05*

Meat color (24 h)

 L^#

53.01 ± 1.38

49.10 ± 2.51

47.32 ± 1.11

 a^#

6.73 ± 1.15

6.36 ± 0.66

6.15 ± 0.44

 b^#

7.99 ± 0.50

5.32 ± 0.34 **

5.99 ± 0.55**

Meat color score

3.17 ± 1.04

2.33 ± 0.29

2.67 ± 0.29

Marble score

2.50 ± 0.50

3.17 ± 0.76

2.83 ± 0.58

Drip loss (%)

3.51 ± 0.58

2.54 ± 0.78

2.20 ± 0.88

Centrifugal water loss rate (%)

30.33 ± 1.47

22.58 ± 4.37*

21.69 ± 2.53**

Water loss rate (%)

35.23 ± 4.37

30.91 ± 5.44

27.58 ± 4.07

Shear force (n)

37.59 ± 2.78

36.03 ± 1.26

35.92 ± 1.53

Cooked meat rate (%)

60.59 ± 1.16

61.93 ± 1.41

63.59 ± 0.60*

Intramuscular fat (%)

2.72 ± 0.49

3.42 ± 0.19

3.40 ± 0.18