Embryonic thermal manipulation and dietary fat source during acute heat stress: 2. Effect on broiler carcass characteristics and breast muscle myopathies

• Published in: Journal of applied poultry research Vol. 30; no. 3; p. 100174
• Main Authors: Brannan, K.E., Livingston, M.L., Wall, B., Livingston, K.A., Jansen van Rensburg, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: acute heat stress; breast myopathy; carcass yield; fat source; incubation; meat quality; thermal manipulation; acute heat stress; meat quality; fat source; incubation; thermal manipulation; breast myopathy; carcass yield

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of embryonic thermal manipulation and dietary fat source during the finisher period on carcass characteristics and breast muscle myopathies following acute heat stress. Thermal manipulation (TM) of incubation temperatures has been shown to impro...