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Poultry Science, Vol 82, Issue 7, 1069-1074
Copyright © 2003 by Poultry Science Association

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Effect of selection for growth rate on muscle damage during turkey breast muscle development

SG Velleman, JW Anderson, CS Coy, and KE Nestor

Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA. velleman.1@osu.edu

Damage to the turkey pectoralis major muscle was studied in a randombred control line (RBC2), a subline (F) from the RBC2 line selected long-term for increased 16-wk BW only, and a commercial sire line (B) at 25 d of incubation and at 1, 4, 8, 16, and 20 wk posthatch. Pectoralis major muscle samples were obtained from three females and three males from each line in a manner to avoid contraction. After being fixed and sectioned, the muscle samples were stained with hematoxylin and eosin to view muscle fiber and muscle fiber bundle morphology. Beginning at 8 wk posthatch, differences in muscle fiber morphology were observed among the different lines. The RBC2 line throughout the duration of the study maintained well-organized muscle fibers and muscle fiber bundles with large capillary networks. In contrast, the growth-selected F line began to show muscle fiber degeneration at 8 wk posthatch, and limited capillary beds were observed as development proceeded. The B line had intermediate muscle morphology between the RBC2 and F lines, but by 20 wk posthatch significant muscle fiber degeneration was present with limited capillary supply. The degenerative muscle fiber changes were predominant in the growth-selected F-line, suggesting that growth selection for just BW may be associated with posthatch muscle damage.


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