In addition to other physical and chemical characteristics of meat,
the Warner–Braztler shear force also did not differ (P > 0.05) between
diets (Table 5), with an average value of 21.40 N. Thus, the meat of
lambs in this study were classified as soft because sheep meat presenting
shear strength values below 22.26 N, 22.36 to 35.60 N, 35.70 to 53 35 N and above 53.35 N, respectively, can be classified as soft, mid softness,
tough and extremely hard (Cezar & Sousa, 2007).