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Table 6 Effects of chronic heat stress on the textural properties of pectoralis major (PM) muscle in broiler chickens

From: Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanism of chronic heat stress on meat quality of broilers

Items

Treatments

NC

HS

PF

After 7 d of heat stress

  Density, N/μm2

1042.58 ± 94.97

969.58 ± 46.02

994.02 ± 60.20

  Diameter, μm

29.60 ± 0.76

29.12 ± 1.51

29.00 ± 2.81

After 14 d of heat stress

  Density, N/μm2

842.74 ± 76.54

793.33 ± 75.16

744.10 ± 95.45

  Diameter, μm

35.66 ± 1.83

34.59 ± 1.26

34.60 ± 2.10

  1. The result represents the mean value ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 6). NC normal control group, HS heat stress group, PF pair-fed group