The relationship between broiler breast meat color and pH, moisture content, water-holding capacity (WHC), and emulsification capacity (EC) was investigated. In each of three replicate trials, fillets were collected from three different commercial processing plants according to breast meat lightness (L*) values as follows: lighter than normal (light, L* > 53), normal (48 < L* < 53), and darker ...

A total of 240 day old Pekin ducks were reared in indoor and free-range systems to determine the effect production system on some meat quality traits. At 14 weeks age, 16 birds (1 male, 1 female per pen) slaughtered carcass traits determined after an 8-hr fasting period. Ducks achieved a live weight between 2600 2800 grams. Production did not significantly affect part ratios edible inner organ ...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on fatty acid composition, lipoprotein content, lipid peroxidation, and meat colour of broiler chickens. A total of 180 broiler chickens were allocated to 3 dietary treatments (0, 2.5, and 5% Lutrell) and given a standard broiler starter diet and finisher diet. Body weight of chickens and feed intake w...

s of papers 65 refrigerated storage and after cooking compared with the nonirradiated control. Irradiated aerobically packaged meat accelerated lipid oxidation and aldehydes production at 10 d and after cooking. Gallate+tocopherol with double packaging was the most effective in reducing the red color of irradiated raw and cooked meat. Sulfur volatiles were evaporated during the aerobic period o...

Due to the high intensification of poultry production in recent years, white chicken breast striping is one of the most frequently seen myopathies. The aim of this research was to develop a spectrophotometry-based sensor to detect white striping physiopathy in chicken breast meat in whole chicken carcasses with skin. Experiments were carried out using normal and white striping breasts. In order...

An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that muscle damage in fast-growing broiler chickens is associated with an ambient temperature that does not permit the birds to lose metabolic heat resulting in physiological heat stress and a reduction in meat quality. The experiment was performed in 4 climate chambers and was repeated in 2 trials using a total of 200 male broiler chickens. Tw...

Improved meat quality and greater muscle yield are highly sought after in high-quality chicken breeding programs. Past studies indicated that polymorphisms of the Perilipin gene (PLIN1) are highly associated with adiposity in mammals and are potential molecular markers for improving meat quality and carcass traits in chickens. In the present study, we screened single nucleotide polymorphisms (S...

An experiment was conducted to compare the effect of dietary sodium selenite and selenomethionine on selenium and α-tocopherol concentration in breast meat, oxidative stability of meat in broilers, and on growth performance, but only as an unimportant criterion in this case. Sexed broiler cockerels Ross 308 were allocated to 3 dietary treatments, each comprising 100 chickens. The basal diet was...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between dietary protein sources in early adulthood and risk of breast cancer. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Health professionals in the United States. PARTICIPANTS 88,803 premenopausal women from the Nurses' Health Study II who completed a questionnaire on diet in 1991. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Incident cases of invasive breast carcinoma, ...