Physical, Chemical and Histological Characterization of <i>Pectoralis major</i> Muscle of Broilers Affected by Wooden Breast Myopathy

Physical, Chemical and Histological Characterization of <i>Pectoralis major</i> Muscle of Broilers Affected by Wooden Breast Myopathy

This study aimed to characterize the effects of wooden breast myopathy (WBM) on quality of broiler chicken breast meat. Normal samples (absence of myopathy), moderate-degree samples (hardness only in one area of the breast fillet) and severe-degree samples (hardness throughout the breast fillet) wer...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Fortunato de Oliveira, Juliana Lolli Malagoli de Mello, Fábio Borba Ferrari, Erika Nayara Freire Cavalcanti, Rodrigo Alves de Souza, Mateus Roberto Pereira, Aline Giampietro-Ganeco, Erick Alonso Villegas-Cayllahua, Heloisa de Almeida Fidelis, Maísa Santos Fávero, Lizandra Amoroso, Pedro Alves de Souza, Hirasilva Borba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
chicken breast meat
meat quality
myodegeneration
tenderness
wooden breast
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/596

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