Table 5. The effect of synbiotic-glyconutrient supplementation on meat quality in finishing pigs

Items CON1) TRT1 TRT2 SEM p-value
Water holding capacity (%) 48.40 49.67 50.94 3.54 0.881
Longissimus muscle area (mm2) 6,552.39 6,853.80 6,861.49 377.80 0.809
Meat color
 L* 51.79 51.13 51.71 0.33 0.345
 a* 32.97 32.81 32.68 0.25 0.720
 b* 6.16 6.02 6.05 0.13 0.751
Cooking loss (%) 32.25 31.86 30.74 0.39 0.070
Drip loss (%)
 d1 7.86 7.76 7.50 0.43 0.837
 d3 14.04 13.89 12.82 0.50 0.233
 d5 19.66 19.51 19.31 0.19 0.463
 d7 24.44a 23.76ab 24.04b 0.14 0.053
Sensory evaluation
 Color 3.16 3.13 3.31 0.20 0.778
 Marbling 3.34 3.34 3.28 0.09 0.845
 Firmness 3.31 3.28 3.25 0.10 0.901
CON, basal diet; TRT1, basal diet + SGN 0.15%; TRT2, basal diet + SGN 0.30%.
Means in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).