Oxidative stress‐induced changes in wooden breast and mitigation strategies: A review
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 24, Issue 2, March 2025.Abstract Wooden breast (WB) is a multifactorial muscular abnormality resulting from the interplay between genetic predispositions for rapid growth, physiological stress, and anatomical impairments. This myopathy has been a persistent challenge in the poultry industry since its initial identification a decade ago.
Yaqin Wang +6 more
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Effect of genotype, gender and feed restriction on growth, meat quality and the occurrence of white striping and wooden breast in broiler chickens [PDF]
, 2015 Due to their importance for the control of meat quality in broiler chickens, the present study aimed at identifying the factors associated with the occurrence of myopathies and characterizing the meat properties when affected by myopathies.
BERTOTTO D. +7 more
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Physiological and Pathological Mitochondrial Clearance Is Related to Pectoralis Major Muscle Pathogenesis in Broilers With Wooden Breast Syndrome [PDF]
, 2020 Wooden breast syndrome (WB) constitutes an emerging myopathy in the pectoralis major muscle (PM) of broiler chickens, characterized by myofiber hypertrophy and degeneration along with severe fibrosis.
Hasegawa, Yasuhiro +9 more
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British Poultry Science, 2023 1. This study investigated the physiological and molecular mechanisms leading to wooden breast (WB) by comparing growth parameters, oxygen consumption rate, thyroid hormone and gene expression patterns in fast- versus slow-growing broiler lines (Cobb500 and L1986, respectively). 2.
M, Emambu +4 more
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Poultry Science: This study aims to provide new insight on the association between the development of wooden breast myopathy and mitochondrial and glycolytic activity under oxidative stress.
Binbin Li +5 more
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Pathology of wooden breast myopathy in broiler chickens [PDF]
, 2019 Abnormally hard breast fillet consistency began to emerge in commercial broiler chickens approximately around 2010. Due to the remarkable muscle hardness, the condition acquired a vernacular name ‘wooden breast myopathy’ (WB).
Sihvo, Hanna-Kaisa
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Influence of nutrient density and feed form on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and gastro intestinal tract development in broilers fed wheat-based diets : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Science at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2019 Figures 2.1.& 2.2 have been removed for copyright reasons but may be accessed via their source.This study investigated the influence of nutrient density and feed form, and their interaction on growth performance, nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolisable
Hamungalu, Obright
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Review: Myopathies in broilers: supply chain approach to provide solutions to challenges related to raising fast growing birds [PDF]
This review is a summary of a Poultry Science Association symposium addressing myopathies in broilers’ breast meat, focusing on the interactions between genetics, nutrition, husbandry, and meat processing.
Bacon C. +6 more
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Exploring the Factors Contributing to the High Ultimate pH of Broiler Pectoralis Major Muscles Affected by Wooden Breast Condition [PDF]
, 2020 The elevated ultimate pH (pHu) found in wooden breast (WB) meat suggests an altered muscular energetic status in WB but also could be related to a prematurely terminated post-mortem pH decline.
Baldi, Giulia +7 more
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Periodic and Local LED Light Switching Induces Broiler Locomotion
The Journal of Poultry ScienceWooden breast myopathy and leg weakness are serious problems in the broiler chicken industry. The color and intensity of light in the chicken habitat affect behavior, including walking of chicks.
Shingo Kusuda +3 more
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