Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2017, 62(2):51-57 | DOI: 10.17221/54/2016-CJAS

Effect of "Wooden Breast" appearance on poultry meat quality, histological traits, and lesions characterizationOriginal Paper

Antonella Dalle Zotte1, Giulia Tasoniero1, Eero Puolanne2, Hervé Remignon3, Mattia Cecchinato1, Elena Catelli4, Marco Cullere*,1
1 Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy
2 Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
3 University of Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR 1388 Genetic, Phisiology and Breeding System, Castanet-Tolosan, France
4 Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy

The purposes of the study were to investigate the effects of Wooden Breast (WB) myodegeneration on poultry meat quality and to give a contribution in typing lesions morphology. At a poultry meat cutting facility, 474 carcasses of a high-breast-yield hybrid chickens were inspected for WB condition, and 30 normal (N) and 30 affected (WB) breast fillets (Pectoralis major) were randomly selected. The WB condition represented 53.2% of the examined carcasses. Weight, cross sectional area (CSA), pH, L*, a*, b* colour values, water-holding capacity, and Warner-Bratzler shear force were determined. Samples were also visually and histologically evaluated. Affected samples were heavier, thicker, paler (P < 0.001), and characterized by palpatory hardness and lower water holding capacity (P < 0.05). Macroscopically, abnormalities were primarily localized in the cranial portion of the fillet and defined by the presence of bulges, petechiae, fluid and clear exudate, and higher pH. Microscopically, the WB condition was characterized by muscle fibres with greater CSA (P < 0.001) and higher giant fibres prevalence (P < 0.01). Data suggest a relationship between breast weight and WB condition.

Keywords: emergent myopathy; breast muscle defect; myodegeneration

Published: February 28, 2017  Show citation

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Dalle Zotte A, Tasoniero G, Puolanne E, Remignon H, Cecchinato M, Catelli E, Cullere M. Effect of "Wooden Breast" appearance on poultry meat quality, histological traits, and lesions characterization. Czech J. Anim. Sci.. 2017;62(2):51-57. doi: 10.17221/54/2016-CJAS.
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