The poultry industry has benefited greatly from advances in genetics, nutrition, housing and
management strategies. Geneticists have made welfare and health traits important …

Spaghetti meat (SM) is a recent muscular abnormality that affects the Pectoralis major
muscle of fast-growing broilers. As the appellative suggests, this condition phenotypically …

Spaghetti meat (SM), woody breast (WB), and white striping (WS) are myopathies that affect
the pectoral muscle of fast-growing broiler chickens. The prevalence and possible risk …

Wooden breast (WB) and white striping (WS) are highly prevalent and economically
damaging muscle disorders of modern commercial broiler chickens characterized …

Selection for accelerated growth rate and high breast yield in broiler chickens have been
associated with an increase in myopathies, including wooden breast (WB) and white striping …

The presence of meat quality defects is increasing in the turkey industry. While the main
strategy for mitigating these issues is through improved housing, management, and …

Simple Summary Poultry meat is an affordable, lean source of animal protein. Where does it
come from? Broilers (meat chickens) or turkeys raised on farms stem from core breeding …

Chicken breast meat is one of the most sustainable and affordable sources of animal protein
making it one of the most popular protein sources globally. As such, maintaining consistency …

Current diagnostic methods for wooden breast and white striping, common breast muscle
myopathies of modern commercial broiler chickens, rely on subjective examinations of the …

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of light restriction (18L: 6D vs. 14L: 10D), genotype (A
vs. B), and sex on performance, behavior, and meat quality, and the occurrence of wooden …