3.3. Meat quality
Table 5 shows the effects of type of animal on meat quality variables. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) were found in muscle SM electrical conductivity (ECuSM), luminosity and redness (L∗ and a∗, respectively), as well as on marbling determined subjectively by using the NPPC pattern or with the NIT technique (IMFSM). There were no significant effects of animal type on pH, ECuLT or COLOUREJC. However, for all meat quality variables studied, there were no significant differences between meat from IM and CM. In accordance with the present results Pauly, Spring, O’Doherty, Ampuero Kragten and Bee (2009) and Jeong et al. (2008) did not find any difference between CM and IM on pH, colour and water holding capacity.