Simple Method for Screening the Affected Birds with Remarkably Hardened Pectoralis Major Muscles among Broiler Chickens

Simple Method for Screening the Affected Birds with Remarkably Hardened Pectoralis Major Muscles among Broiler Chickens

Remarkably hardened pectoralis major muscles are increasingly found in broiler chickens in some slaughterhouses in Japan. Based on physical examinations, we selected three affected birds and three control birds from a 43-day-old Ross 308 commercial broiler flock, and examined them biochemically, pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takeshi Kawasaki, Takashi Yoshida, Takafumi Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2016-10-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
broiler
creatine kinase
extensibility
pectoralis major
wooden breast
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/53/4/53_0160036/_pdf/-char/en

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