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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > musculoskeletal diseases > muscular diseases > wooden breast
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > musculoskeletal diseases > muscular diseases > wooden breast
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > bird diseases > poultry diseases > wooden breast
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > animal diseases > bird diseases > poultry diseases > wooden breast
Fields of Study > animal science > poultry science > poultry diseases > wooden breast
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > poultry science > poultry diseases > wooden breast
Preferred Term:

wooden breast

Definition:
Woody breast is a myopathy in chicken breast muscle (pectoralis major) characterized as a pale, rubber-like, rigid, outbulging area with white striations that leads to poor meat texture and quality.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
muscular diseases, poultry diseases
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • woody breast
  • wooden breast disorder
  • wooden breast disease
  • wooden breast myopathy
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/343094
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RDF/XMLCreated 2020-09-11, last modified 2020-10-29