Wooden breast myopathy is characterized by satellite cell dysfunction and syndecan-4 shedding. [PDF]
Introduction Skeletal muscle satellite cells (MuSCs or stem cells) play a crucial role in muscle development, maintenance, and regeneration, supporting both hypertrophy and regenerative myogenesis. Syndecans (SDCs) act as communication bridges within the
Pejšková L +9 more
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RNA-sequencing revisited data shed new light on wooden breast myopathy. [PDF]
Wooden Breast (WB) abnormality represents one of the major challenges that the poultry industry has faced in the last 10 years. Despite the enormous progress in understanding the mechanisms underlying WB, the precise initial causes remain to be clarified. In this scenario, the present research is intended to characterize the gene expression profiles of
Bordini M +5 more
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Skeletal muscle metabolic characteristics and fresh meat quality defects associated with wooden breast. [PDF]
Wooden breast (WB) is a myopathy that occurs in pectoralis major (PM) muscles, predominately affecting large, fast-growing broilers. Severe myodegeneration, increased hypoxia, reduced blood flow, and increased collagen deposition are hallmark ...
Rimmer LA, Zumbaugh MD.
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Comparative metabolomic analysis of spaghetti meat and wooden breast in broiler chickens: unveiling similarities and dissimilarities. [PDF]
Introduction Spaghetti meat (SM) and wooden breast (WB) are emerging myopathies in the breast meat of fast-growing broiler chickens. The purpose of the study was to investigate the metabolomic differences between normal (N), SM, and WB fillets 24 h ...
Choi J +5 more
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Nutritional Composition, Technological Quality, and Sensory Attributes of Chicken Breast Meat Affected by White Striping, Wooden Breast, and Spaghetti Meat: A Comprehensive Evaluation. [PDF]
This study assessed the impact of growth-related myopathies—white striping (WS), wooden breast (WB), and spaghetti meat (SM)—on the technological properties, lipid and protein oxidation, chemical composition, and profiles of fatty acids (FAs), amino ...
Bošković Cabrol M +5 more
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Valorization of Dairy and Fruit/Berry Industry By-Products to Sustainable Marinades for Broilers' Wooden Breast Meat Quality Improvement. [PDF]
Simple Summary Producers of poultry meat are confronted with significant challenges, including wooden breast meat (WBM) quality improvement. The study aims to improve the quality of WBM via the use of newly developed marinades based on selected strains ...
Klementaviciute J +7 more
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One of the consequences of intense genetic selection for growth of poultry is the recent appearance of abnormalities in chicken breast muscles, such as white striping (characterised by superficial white striations) and wooden breast (characterised by ...
Massimiliano Petracci
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Integrative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals alterations in energy metabolism and mitochondrial functionality in broiler chickens with wooden breast. [PDF]
This integrative study of transcriptomics and metabolomics aimed to improve our understanding of Wooden Breast myopathy (WB). Breast muscle samples from 8 WB affected and 8 unaffected male broiler chickens of 47 days of age were harvested for metabolite ...
Wang Z, Brannick E, Abasht B.
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Wooden breast myopathy links with poorer gait in broiler chickens
Wooden breast myopathy, a condition where broiler breast muscles show a hardened consistency post-mortem, has been described recently. However, it is not known how wooden breast myopathy affects the bird activity or welfare. Altogether, over 340 birds of
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Changes of Raw Texture, Intramuscular Connective Tissue Properties and Collagen Profiles in Broiler Wooden Breast during Early Storage. [PDF]
A recently identified broiler myopathy known as wooden breast (WB) is predominantly found in the pectoralis major muscle of fast-growing broiler hybrids and is causing significant losses to the poultry industry.
Zhu X, Puolanne E, Ertbjerg P.
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