A critical review of the mechanisms involved in the occurrence of growth-related abnormalities affecting broiler chicken breast muscles

ABSTRACT: In the past decade, the poultry industry has faced the occurrence of growth-related muscular abnormalities that mainly affect, with a high incidence rate, the Pectoralis major of the fast-growing genotypes selected for their production performances (high growth rate and breast yield). Thes...

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Main Authors: F. Soglia, M. Petracci, R. Davoli, M. Zappaterra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121002145