Table 5. Effect of concentrate feeds on instrumental color values of lamb meat

Parameters Treatment (Mean ± SE) Level of significance
T0 T1 T2 T3
L* 51.81 ± 1.11a 45.41 ± 0.95bc 48.81 ± 2.03ab 42.03 ± 0.21c < 0.0001
a* 15.83 ± 0.67b 16.70 ± 0.18b 18.05 ± 0.33a 17.30 ± 0.58a < 0.0188
b* 12.71 ± 0.18a 12.51 ± 0.32a 9.27 ± 0.44b 12.18 ± 0.21a < 0.0001
Hue angle 26.11 ± 1.43a 22.59 ± 0.92b 20.75 ± 1.04b 25.59 ± 0.59a < 0.0021
Saturation index 22.65 ± 0.70a 21.65 ± 0.28ab 16.78 ± 0.78c 20.17 ± 0.47b < 0.0001
Mean in each row having different superscripts varies significantly at values p < 0.05.
T0, control group; T1, 1% concentrate feed; T2, 1.5% concentrate feed; T3, 2% concentrate feed.