Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Perturbations in Wooden Breast Disorder in Chickens.

This study was conducted to characterize metabolic features of the breast muscle (pectoralis major) in chickens affected with the Wooden Breast myopathy. Live birds from two purebred chicken lines and one crossbred commercial broiler population were clinically examined by manual palpation of the bre...

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Main Authors: Behnam Abasht, Marie F Mutryn, Ryan D Michalek, William R Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4838225?pdf=render