Nutritional Intervention Strategies Using Dietary Antioxidants and Organic Trace Minerals to Reduce Wooden Breast

Published: June 29, 2021

Wooden breast (WB) is a degenerative myopathy seen in modern broiler birds resulting in quality downgrade of breast fillets. Affected filets show increased toughness both before as well as after cooking and have decreased water holding capacity and marinade pick up compared to normal fillets.

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Vivek Kuttappan

Vivek Kuttappan

Cargill

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