Genetic basis and identification of candidate genes for wooden breast and white striping in commercial broiler chickens
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86176-4
Abstract: Wooden breast (WB) and white striping (WS) are highly prevalent and economically damaging muscle disorders of modern commercial broiler chickens characterized respectively by palpable firmness and fatty white striations running parallel to the muscle fiber.… read more here.
Keywords: commercial broiler; broiler; white striping; breast white ... See more keywords
Identification of circulating metabolites associated with wooden breast and white striping
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274208
Abstract: Current diagnostic methods for wooden breast and white striping, common breast muscle myopathies of modern commercial broiler chickens, rely on subjective examinations of the pectoralis major muscle, time-consuming microscopy, or expensive imaging technologies. Further research… read more here.
Keywords: wooden breast; breast white; breast; white striping ... See more keywords