All of the stretched muscles except RF had a lower surface exudate (P < 0.05 for all), lower purge (P < 0.01) and a lower cooking loss at both 1 and 8 days post slaughter (P < 0.05).
All of the stretched muscles except RF had a lower surfaceexudate (P < 0.05 for all), lower purge (P < 0.01) and a lowercooking loss at both 1 and 8 days post slaughter (P < 0.05).