Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines
The aim of this study was to compare the growth performance, fiber characteristics of the pectoralis major muscle, and meat quality characteristics in the heavy weight (HW) and random bred control (RBC) quail lines and genders. The HW male exhibited more than two times greater body (245.7 vs 96.1 g,...
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| description | The aim of this study was to compare the growth performance, fiber characteristics of the pectoralis major muscle, and meat quality characteristics in the heavy weight (HW) and random bred control (RBC) quail lines and genders. The HW male exhibited more than two times greater body (245.7 vs 96.1 g, p<0.05) and pectoralis major muscle (PMW; 37.1 vs 11.1 g, p<0.05) weights compared to the RBC female. This growth performance in the HW line was associated with a greater muscle fiber area (1,502 vs 663.0 μm2, p<0.001) compared to the RBC line. Greater muscle mass of the HW male was accompanied by a higher percentage of type IIB fiber compared to the HW female (64.0% vs 51.0%, p<0.05). However, muscle fiber hyperplasia (increase in fiber number) has had a somewhat limited effect on PMW between the two lines. On the other hand, the HW line harboring a higher proportion of type IIB fiber showed rapid pH decline at the early postmortem period (6.23 vs 6.41, p<0.05) and lighter meat surface (53.5 vs 47.3, p<0.05) compared to the RBC line harboring a lower proportion of type IIB fiber. There were no significant differences observed in the measurement of water-holding capacity including drip loss (2.74% vs 3.07%, p>0.05) and cooking loss (21.9% vs 20.4%, p>0.05) between the HW and RBC lines. Therefore, the HW quail line developed by selection from the RBC quail, was slightly different in the meat quality characteristics compared to the RBC line, and a marked difference was found in growth performance between the two quail lines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b49695c41ba49098031740a99eefb172022-12-22T00:14:50ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAsian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences1011-23671976-55172016-09-012991331133710.5713/ajas.16.032923581Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail LinesY. M. Choi0S. Hwang1K. Lee2 Department of Animal Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USAThe aim of this study was to compare the growth performance, fiber characteristics of the pectoralis major muscle, and meat quality characteristics in the heavy weight (HW) and random bred control (RBC) quail lines and genders. The HW male exhibited more than two times greater body (245.7 vs 96.1 g, p<0.05) and pectoralis major muscle (PMW; 37.1 vs 11.1 g, p<0.05) weights compared to the RBC female. This growth performance in the HW line was associated with a greater muscle fiber area (1,502 vs 663.0 μm2, p<0.001) compared to the RBC line. Greater muscle mass of the HW male was accompanied by a higher percentage of type IIB fiber compared to the HW female (64.0% vs 51.0%, p<0.05). However, muscle fiber hyperplasia (increase in fiber number) has had a somewhat limited effect on PMW between the two lines. On the other hand, the HW line harboring a higher proportion of type IIB fiber showed rapid pH decline at the early postmortem period (6.23 vs 6.41, p<0.05) and lighter meat surface (53.5 vs 47.3, p<0.05) compared to the RBC line harboring a lower proportion of type IIB fiber. There were no significant differences observed in the measurement of water-holding capacity including drip loss (2.74% vs 3.07%, p>0.05) and cooking loss (21.9% vs 20.4%, p>0.05) between the HW and RBC lines. Therefore, the HW quail line developed by selection from the RBC quail, was slightly different in the meat quality characteristics compared to the RBC line, and a marked difference was found in growth performance between the two quail lines.http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-29-9-1331.pdfMuscle Fiber CharacteristicsGrowth PerformanceMeat QualityHeavy Weight Quail |
| spellingShingle | Y. M. Choi S. Hwang K. Lee Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences Muscle Fiber Characteristics Growth Performance Meat Quality Heavy Weight Quail |
| title | Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines |
| title_full | Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines |
| title_short | Comparison of Muscle Fiber and Meat Quality Characteristics in Different Japanese Quail Lines |
| title_sort | comparison of muscle fiber and meat quality characteristics in different japanese quail lines |
| topic | Muscle Fiber Characteristics Growth Performance Meat Quality Heavy Weight Quail |
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