After slaughter, the whole boneless loins and
approximately 250 g of jowl were collected from the
right side of each carcass. Loins were individually
vacuum-packaged, and each jowl sample was packaged
in a sealable plastic bag. After packaging, all loins and
jowl samples were stored in a cooler containing ice
and transported approximately 5 h to the Kansas State
University Meat laboratory, where samples were stored
at 0 to 4°C until analyses were conducted.