Research Article

Inclusion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii RC009 and Pediococcus pentosaceus RC007 as a Probiotic Additive in Pigs’ Postweaning Diets and Its Effect on Meat Composition, Carcass Characteristics, and Fatty Acids Profile after Slaughter

Table 5

Drip loss and cooking loss analysis of the three performed treatments.

TreatmentsWater retention capacity
Drip loss (%)Cooking loss (%)

Control3.36 (±1.56)a41.96 (±6.16)a
S. boulardii1.81 (±1.11)b26.17 (±9.43)b
P. pentosaceus1.88 (±0.84)b31.72 (±5.93)b

Means in the same column with different superscripts (a and b) are significantly different (), according to Fisher’s protected LSD test. The standard deviation is in brackets.