Only limited information regarding the occurrence of breast meat abnormalities and foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in current broiler genotypes is available. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the incidence and severity of breast myopathies (white striping, WS; wooden breast, WB; spaghetti meat, SM) and FPD in two fast-growing chicken hybrids, while simultaneously recording their growth performance. A total of 1560 one-day-old female chicks (780 for each hybrid, A and B; 12 replicates/genotype) were raised in the same environmental conditions and fed the same diet. Productive parameters were recorded at the end of each feeding phase. At slaughter (35 d), the occurrence of meat abnormalities and FPD was assessed on 150 breasts/genotype and on all of the processed birds, respectively. Although comparable growth performance was observed at slaughter, genotype B reported a significantly higher percentage of breasts without meat abnormalities (69% vs. 39%, 75% vs. 41%, 61% vs. 37% for WS, WB and SM, respectively) and also birds without FPD, than genotype A (53% vs. 23%, respectively). Overall, these findings highlight the importance of better understanding the effects of the genotype and the artificial selection applied to fast-growing chicken hybrids on the occurrence of emerging meat abnormalities and FPD even in light-size birds.

Marco Zampiga, A.M. (2019). Occurrence of Breast Meat Abnormalities and Foot Pad Dermatitis in Light-Size Broiler Chicken Hybrids. ANIMALS, 9(10), 1-12 [10.3390/ani9100706].

Occurrence of Breast Meat Abnormalities and Foot Pad Dermatitis in Light-Size Broiler Chicken Hybrids

Marco Zampiga;Adele Meluzzi;Stefano Pignata;Federico Sirri
2019

Abstract

Only limited information regarding the occurrence of breast meat abnormalities and foot pad dermatitis (FPD) in current broiler genotypes is available. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the incidence and severity of breast myopathies (white striping, WS; wooden breast, WB; spaghetti meat, SM) and FPD in two fast-growing chicken hybrids, while simultaneously recording their growth performance. A total of 1560 one-day-old female chicks (780 for each hybrid, A and B; 12 replicates/genotype) were raised in the same environmental conditions and fed the same diet. Productive parameters were recorded at the end of each feeding phase. At slaughter (35 d), the occurrence of meat abnormalities and FPD was assessed on 150 breasts/genotype and on all of the processed birds, respectively. Although comparable growth performance was observed at slaughter, genotype B reported a significantly higher percentage of breasts without meat abnormalities (69% vs. 39%, 75% vs. 41%, 61% vs. 37% for WS, WB and SM, respectively) and also birds without FPD, than genotype A (53% vs. 23%, respectively). Overall, these findings highlight the importance of better understanding the effects of the genotype and the artificial selection applied to fast-growing chicken hybrids on the occurrence of emerging meat abnormalities and FPD even in light-size birds.
2019
Marco Zampiga, A.M. (2019). Occurrence of Breast Meat Abnormalities and Foot Pad Dermatitis in Light-Size Broiler Chicken Hybrids. ANIMALS, 9(10), 1-12 [10.3390/ani9100706].
Marco Zampiga, Adele Meluzzi, Stefano Pignata, Federico Sirri
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