At 24 h p.m., 50 g muscle samples were collected (3 cm thick and 4.1 cm in diameter) and placed in polyethylene bags. Drip loss was determined as percentage of weight loss after 1 day (48 h p.m.) and 2 days (72 h p.m.) of storage at 4 °C according to Prange, Jugert, and Schamer (1977). In thus prepared samples, pH was measured directly in the muscle tissue at 48 and 72 h p.m. (CP-411 pH-meter).