Increased activity reduces the prevalence of woody breast in Ross 708 and Ranger Gold broilers [PDF]
Poultry Science: Woody or wooden breast (WB) is characterized by hardening and paleness of the Pectoralis major muscle and can affect up to 85% of broilers. We hypothesized that increased locomotor activity would lead to a lower prevalence of WB and increased tibia ...
Cirenio Hisasaga, Maja M. Makagon
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Evaluation of growth production factors as predictors of the incidence and severity of white striping and woody breast in broiler chickens [PDF]
Poultry Science, 2020 White striping (WS) and woody breast (WB) have been previously associated with older and heavier birds. However, there is limited information supporting the association between these 2 muscle conditions and growth parameters. The objectives of this study
Maria E. Aguirre +5 more
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Poultry Science, 2020 Woody breast (WB) myopathy is a major concern and economic burden to the poultry industry, and for which, there is no effective solution because of its unknown etiology.
Reagan N. Cauble +7 more
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Cecal microbiota contribute to the development of woody breast myopathy. [PDF]
Poult Sci, 2021 The objective of this study was to characterize the bacterial diversity of cecal microbiota in broilers related to breast phenotype, diet, and genetic strain. Broilers from 2 genetic strains (120 birds/strain) were fed a control diet (15 birds/pen) and an amino acid reduced diet (15 birds/pen, digestible lysine, total sulfur amino acids, and threonine ...
Zhang X +8 more
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Muscle Metabolome Profiles in Woody Breast-(un)Affected Broilers: Effects of Quantum Blue Phytase-Enriched Diet [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Woody breast (WB) myopathy is significantly impacting modern broilers and is imposing a huge economic burden on the poultry industry worldwide. Yet, its etiology is not fully defined.
Elizabeth Greene +9 more
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Texture and quality of chicken sausage formulated with woody breast meat. [PDF]
Poult Sci, 2021 Woody breast (WB) myopathy is a quality defect, afflicting a large portion of commercial broilers to some degree. The WB myopathy is commonly attributed to rapid bird growth and characterized by excessive fibrosis within the pectoralis major, which is thought to cause the palpably hardened texture observed in the afflicted breast meat.
Rigdon M +6 more
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Assessment of meat quality distributions of breast fillets with woody breast condition in the raw and cooked state. [PDF]
J Food Sci Technol, 2022 The objective of this study was to determine meat quality distributions and assess hardness distributions in raw and cooked breast fillets with the woody breast (WB) condition, in addition to evaluating the relationship between water properties and WB severity.
Sun X +5 more
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Genetic variation in genes interacting with BRCA1/2 and risk of breast cancer in Cypriot population. [PDF]
, 2010 Inability to correctly repair DNA damage is known to play a role in the development of breast cancer. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of DNA repair genes have been identified, which modify the DNA repair capacity, which in turn may affect the risk
Daniel, M +9 more
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Muscle water properties in raw intact broiler breast fillets with the woody breast condition. [PDF]
Poult Sci, 2020 The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between muscle water properties, water-holding capacity (WHC), and woody breast (WB) severity in intact raw broiler breast fillets. Broiler pectoralis major deboned at 3 h postmortem was collected from a commercial plant and categorized as normal (NORM), moderate WB, or severe WB (SEV ...
Pang B +7 more
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Spaghetti meat and woody breast myopathies in broiler chickens: similarities and differences. [PDF]
Front PhysiolChe S, Hall P.
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