It was determined based on the technique described by Wilhelm et al. (35 (link)). Two replicates of around about 2 g were collected from the breast muscle of each sample and were cut into cubes. Then, the samples were placed between two filter papers and two Plexiglas and were left under a 10-kg weight for 5 min. Afterward, the samples were weighed and WHC was determined as the difference between the initial and final weights.
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