Table 1. Effect of sea tangle (Laminaria japonica) supplementation on carcass weight and physicochemical traits of loin of Korean native black goat (KNBG)

Treatments1)
Control T1 T2 SEM2)
Carcass weight (kg) 25.17a 23.03ab 21.03b 1.12
pH 5.87 5.96 5.93 0.02
Moisture (%) 72.78 74.04 73.37 0.24
Fat (%) 3.99 3.22 3.48 0.21
a* value 17.71 18.40 18.36 0.17
Water holding capacity (%) 81.67 79.63 79.43 0.59
Shear force (kg·f) 4.34a 3.42b 3.42b 0.14
TBARS (mg MDA/kg) 0.24a 0.15b 0.15b 0.01
Treatments: control (basal diet + mineral block), T1 (0.3% sea tangle feeding with the basal diet), T2 (0.9% sea tangle feeding with the basal diet).
Standard error of means (n = 10).
Figures with different letters within a same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).