The supplementation of vitamin E had no effect on meat quality (Table 2). Post mortem
pH decline showed no differences between treatments. The mean ultimate pH of the LL
was 5.58 (range 5.44-5.86). The mean Hunter L*-value was 55.8 (range 52.664.5). No
significant effect of vitamin E supplementation was found on waterholding capacity and
shear force. As expected, freezing and thawing of LL-samples resulted in a higher drip
loss, compared with fresh muscle.