With regard to colour, the meat of the SDCP-0 and
SDCP-30 groups was found to be more red, above all
for the greater (P < 0.05) redness (a*) and chroma (C*)
values. No significant difference was found between the
groups with regard to meat toughness, as measured by
Warner–Bratzler shear force, or water holding capacity,
measured as cooking loss. Finally, meat pH value, measured
at 1 and 24 h post-mortem, was not affected by the
diet treatment.