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ArticlePoultry science2021

In pursuit of a better broiler: carcass traits and muscle myopathies in conventional and slower-growing strains of broiler chickens.

Midian N Santos, Daniel Rothschild, Tina M Widowski, Shai Barbut, Elijah G Kiarie, Ira Mandell, Michele T Guerin, A Michelle Edwards, Stephanie Torrey

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary
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Article in Poultry science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Midian N SantosDepartment of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Daniel RothschildDepartment of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Tina M WidowskiDepartment of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Shai BarbutDepartment of Food Science, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Elijah G KiarieDepartment of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Ira MandellDepartment of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Michele T GuerinDepartment of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
A Michelle EdwardsOntario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
Stephanie TorreyDepartment of Animal Biosciences, Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address: storrey@uoguelph.ca.
University of Guelph · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selection for accelerated growth rate and high breast yield in broiler chickens have been associated with an increase in myopathies, including wooden breast (WB) and white striping (WS). To investigate effects of growth rate on carcass traits and incidence of myopathies, 14 strains were evaluated, encompassing 2 conventional (CONV; strains B and C: ADG

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Muscular DiseasesPoultry DiseasesAnimalsChickensDietFemaleMaleMeatPectoralis Muscleschicken meatmeat yieldmyopathiesprocessing traitsslow-growth

Identifiers

PMID34280646
PMCPMC8318900
OpenAlexW3168523138

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