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... Woody breast continues to baffle researchers
Apr 12, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Woody breast continues to baffle researchers
Woody breast is a relatively new disease that adversely affects meat quality during processing, but poultry scientists still don’t understand it’s underlying causes, said Luke Borst, DVM, PhD, a...... What’s causing ‘woody breast’ in poultry?
May 28, 2015Jennifer GrullonComments Off on What’s causing ‘woody breast’ in poultry?
A condition known as “woody breast” is puzzling US poultry scientists investigating why breast-muscle tissue from some broiler flocks is hard and tough instead of tender and juicy.