Temporal characterization of wooden breast myopathy (“woody breast”) severity and correlation with growth rate and lymphocytic phlebitis in three commercial broiler strains and a random-bred broiler strain
Chen, L. R., Suyemoto, M. M., Sarsour, A. H., Cordova, H. A., Oviedo-Rondón, E. O., Wineland, M., … Borst, L. B. (2019, March 27). Avian Pathology.
author keywords: Athens Canadian Random Bred; broiler chickens; growth rate; incubation temperature; lymphocytic phlebitis; pectoralis major muscle; wooden breast myopathy
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Weight; Chickens / growth & development; Female; Lymphatic Vessels / pathology; Lymphatic Vessels / physiopathology; Male; Meat / economics; Meat / standards; Muscular Diseases / pathology; Muscular Diseases / physiopathology; Muscular Diseases / veterinary; Pectoralis Muscles / pathology; Pectoralis Muscles / physiopathology; Phlebitis / etiology; Phlebitis / veterinary; Poultry Diseases / pathology; Poultry Diseases / physiopathology; Random Allocation; Sex Factors; Temperature
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Nutrition and Physiology; Bird parasitology and diseases; Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
TL;DR:
The positive correlation between WBM severity and lymphocytic phlebitis indicates vascular injury is likely an important factor in the pathogenesis of Wooden breast myopathy.
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