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Table 3 Incidence and severity of white striping, wooden breast and spaghetti meat defect in breast muscle of broiler chickens fed a commercial basal diet (CON, n = 150; digestible Arg:Lys = 1.05, 1.05, 1.06 and 1.07) or the same basal diet supplemented with L-arginine (ARG, n = 150; digestible Arg:Lys = 1.15, 1.15, 1.16 and 1.17)

From: Effect of dietary arginine to lysine ratios on productive performance, meat quality, plasma and muscle metabolomics profile in fast-growing broiler chickens

Variables

CON

ARG

White striping

 0 (no lesions), %

17

7

 1 (mild lesions), %

52

53

 2 (severe lesions), %

31

39

Chi-square

0.08

Wooden breast

 0 (no lesions), %

43

44

 1 (mild lesions), %

38

37

 2 (severe lesions), %

19

19

Chi-square

0.99

Spaghetti meat

 0 (no lesions), %

65

60

 1 (mild lesions), %

29

33

 2 (severe lesions), %

6

7

Chi-square

0.77