TY - T1 - Wooden Breast Myodegeneration of Pectoralis Major Muscle Over the Growth Period in Broilers SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/310093 T3 - A1 - Sihvo, H. -K.; Linden, J.; Airas, N.; Immonen, K.; Valaja, J.; Puolanne, E. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Wooden breast (WB) myopathy of broiler chickens is a myodegenerative disease of an unknown etiology and is macroscopically characterized by a hardened consistency of the pectoralis major muscle. Our aim was to describe the development and morphology of WB over the growth period in broilers. Additionally, the effect of restricted dietary selenium on the occurrence of WB was examined by allocating the birds in 2 dietary groups: restricted and conventional level of selenium. The experiment included... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - poultry; chickens; skeletal muscle; broiler; wooden breast myodegeneration; pectoralis major; vasculitis; white striping; LYMPHOCYTIC PHLEBITIS; ORGANIC SELENIUM; QUALITY TRAITS; CHICKEN MEAT; PERFORMANCE; FILLETS; FIBERS; 416 Food Science; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -