METHODS FOR POULTRY AND EGG TEXTURE MEASUREMENT
MORS Knife Blade: Uncooked Poultry Breast
Woody breast is a challenge currently at the forefront of poultry research. It is a defect in the Pectoralis major muscle in broiler birds, characterised by an abnormal hardness usually detected by palpitation and visual methods. Meat from birds affected by woody breast has lower sensory acceptance scores. As with any defect that negatively impacts sensory evaluation, this causes a large amount of damage to the economy of the poultry industry, which is helping to drive research into this area.
