Table 2. Water holding capacity (WHC) and pH of pork loin raised under different selenium supplementation conditions and storage period

Item Treatment Storage period (days) SEM1)
0 7 14
WHC (%) Con2) 59.35b 61.50b 72.94a 2.414
Se15 57.80b 65.27b 76.59a 2.681
Se45 55.37c 61.06b 74.26a 1.289
SEM 2.319 2.336 1.960
pH Con 5.90a 5.53b 5.51b 0.058
Se15 5.79a 5.50b 5.53b 0.050
Se45 5.81a 5.54b 5.57b 0.048
SEM 0.067 0.047 0.038
n = 15.
Con, fed basal diet; Se15, pork loin from feeding organic Se 0.15 ppm + inorganic Se 0.10 ppm; Se45, pork loin from feeding organic Se 0.45 ppm + inorganic Se 0.10 ppm.
Different letters within the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05).