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Wooden breast myopathy on broiler breast fillets affects quality and consumer preference

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Introduction

The emergence of myopathies such as wooden breast in the poultry industry generally associated with the fast development of the breast muscle of broilers has provided changes in the morphological structure of muscle tissues, as well as problems of meat qualitative attributes. The aim of this study was to evaluate physical, chemical, qualitative, and sensorial attributes of broiler fillets associated with severity levels of wooden breast (WB) myopathy in a poultry slaughterhouse.

Materials and methods

Three hundred fillets in a poultry slaughterhouse were classified into three severity levels: normal (100 samples), moderate (100 samples), and severe (100 samples). Results: After identification, classification, and description of changes, fillets with a severe WB level presented higher levels of red (a*), yellow (b*), and final pH. The lowest shear force and the highest myofibrillar fragmentation index were observed in fillets with a severe level when compared with normal fillets. The collagen content increased according to severity level. Tasters better evidenced the characteristic taste of chicken meat when tasting fillets with a severe WB level when compared with normal and moderate fillets. The succulence and preference of the Brazilian testers increased according to the severity level of the myopathy.

Conclusion

In general, fillets with moderate and severe WB myopathy were affected not only in appearance but also in qualitative, physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.

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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Street Prof. Doctor Walter Mauricio Correa, w/n, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil

    Andrey Sávio de Almeida Assunção & Renata Aparecida Martins

  2. College of Agricultural Sciences, Federal University of Grande Dourados, Dourados-Itahum Highway, km 12, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    Rodrigo Garófallo Garcia, Claudia Marie Komiyama, Jacqueline Rosa de Souza, Wellington dos Santos & Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara

  3. Institute of Studies of the Humid Tropic, Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, Street Alberto Santos Dumont, w/n, Xinguara, Pará, Brazil

    Érika Rosendo de Sena Gandra

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All procedures performed in this study were approved by the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals BRF/SIF 18 (protocol no. 076/18/14) and by the Research Ethics Committee (CEP) involving humans under protocol no. 2.890.935.

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de Almeida Assunção, A.S., Garcia, R.G., Komiyama, C.M. et al. Wooden breast myopathy on broiler breast fillets affects quality and consumer preference. Trop Anim Health Prod 52, 3555–3565 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02392-6

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