The occurrence of myopathies and meat abnormalities in modern broiler farming

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.31727/m.26.1.3" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.31727/m.26.1.3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.31727/m.26.1.3" target="_blank" >10.31727/m.26.1.3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The occurrence of myopathies and meat abnormalities in modern broiler farming

Original language description

Over the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in the production and consumption of poultry meat due to its high-quality nutritional profile, relatively low production costs, and ease of meat processing. This growing demand has led to progressive improvements in genetic selection for fast-growing broilers, triggering several spontaneous idiopathic muscle abnormalities along with an increased susceptibility to stress-induced myopathy. These muscle abnormalities have a negative impact on the quality of both fresh and processed chicken meat, primarily affecting the large breast muscle (m. pectoralis major) of broilers, which is also the most valuable part of the carcass. Frequent meat abnormalities include the occurrence of pale, soft, and exudative meat, primarily characterized by reduced water-holding capacity, while Deep Pectoral Myopathy results in a change in colour and a significant reduction in the attractive appearance of the small breast muscle (m. pectoralis minor). Myopathies labelled as &quot;White Striping&quot; are characterized by superficial white stripes, &quot;Wooden Breast&quot; is marked by pale and bulging areas of significant hardness, while &quot;Spaghetti Meat&quot; is described by the separation of muscle fibres resembling spaghetti pasta. These mentioned abnormalities and myopathies negatively impact the economic aspect of the poultry industry during the removal of affected parts and, furthermore, reduce the qualitative and nutritional value of the meat, posing challenges during technological processes. This paper describes recent findings on the occurrence, characteristics, and prevalence of the most common myopathies affecting modern broiler farming.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Meso

ISSN

1332-0025

e-ISSN

1848-8323

Volume of the periodical

26

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

HR - CROATIA

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

46-57

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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