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标题：Muscle Growth and Poultry Meat Quality Issues
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作者：Massimiliano Petracci ; Claudio Cavani
期刊名称：Nutrients
电子版ISSN：2072-6643
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：1-12
DOI：10.3390/nu4010001
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Over the past 50 years the worldwide growing demand of poultry meat has resulted in pressure on breeders, nutritionists and growers to increase the growth rate of birds, feed efficiency, size of breast muscle and reduction in abdominal fatness. Moreover, the shift toward further processed products has emphasized the necessity for higher standards in poultry meat to improve sensory characteristics and functional properties. It is believed that genetic progress has put more stress on the growing bird and it has resulted in histological and biochemical modifications of the muscle tissue by impairing some meat quality traits. The most current poultry meat quality concerns are associated with deep pectoral muscle disease and white striping which impair product appearance, and increased occurrence of problems related with the meat’s poor ability to hold water during processing and storage (PSE-like condition) as well as poor toughness and cohesiveness related to immaturity of intramuscular connective tissue. This paper is aimed at making a general statement of recent studies focusing on the relationship between muscle growth and meat quality issues in poultry.
关键词：poultry; muscle growth; meat quality