woody breast

Definitions

A condition of farmed chickens causing their breast meat to become tough and chewy.

uncountable

Examples

“Results suggest⟳ that severe degrees of white striping and woody breast, individually or in combination, negatively impact meat quality, especially water holding capacity attributes such as marinade uptake and cook⟳ loss.”

“White Striping (WS) is a condition characterized by the occurrence of white striations parallel to muscle fibers on breast, thigh, and tender muscles of broilers, while Woody Breast (WB) imparts tougher consistency to raw breast fillets.”

“The MORS and BMORS methods have⟳ evolved at a time when the poultry industry is faced with complex meat texture due to woody breast myopathies.”

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