striping myopathy and examine its influence on meat quality. 180 breast samples from male
broilers, slaughtered at 42-d-old, were used. Samples were classified according to the
severity degree of apparent white stripes on the Pectoralis major muscle surface
(“normal”[n= 60],“moderate”[n= 60], or “severe”[n= 60]). Birds affected by the myopathy
produced breast meat with higher L*, a* and b* values on the outer surface. Cooking loss …