Wooden Breast Syndrome
Researchers have recently found that the Wooden Breast Syndrome affects broiler chickens by making the meat hard and chewy.
It is a metabolic disorder characterised by abnormal fat accumulation in the breast muscle tissue.
It involves inflammation of the veins in the breast tissue and accumulation of lipid around the affected veins.
It is followed by muscle cell death and replacement by fibrous and fatty tissue.
An enzyme called lipoprotein lipase is behind the syndrome and it is crucial for fat metabolism.
At the onset of wooden breast syndrome, lipoprotein lipase was higher in affected chickens, leading to more fat accumulating in the breast muscles.
This is an irregularity because breast muscle fibres in chicken typically rely on sugar molecules for fuel, not fat molecules.
It can render the birds unmarketable and cause losses for growers.
#prelims_2020
http://bit.do/targetupscparishram
Researchers have recently found that the Wooden Breast Syndrome affects broiler chickens by making the meat hard and chewy.
It is a metabolic disorder characterised by abnormal fat accumulation in the breast muscle tissue.
It involves inflammation of the veins in the breast tissue and accumulation of lipid around the affected veins.
It is followed by muscle cell death and replacement by fibrous and fatty tissue.
An enzyme called lipoprotein lipase is behind the syndrome and it is crucial for fat metabolism.
At the onset of wooden breast syndrome, lipoprotein lipase was higher in affected chickens, leading to more fat accumulating in the breast muscles.
This is an irregularity because breast muscle fibres in chicken typically rely on sugar molecules for fuel, not fat molecules.
It can render the birds unmarketable and cause losses for growers.
#prelims_2020
http://bit.do/targetupscparishram