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- Title
Serum Biochemical Parameters of Broilers Affected by Wooden Breast Myopathy.
- Authors
Lebednikaitė, Eglė; Sutkevičienė, Neringa; Vilkonienė, Toma; Balčiauskienė, Žana; Kučinskas, Kęstutis; Anskienė, Lina; Pockevičius, Alius
- Abstract
Simple Summary: Wooden breast myopathy is an abnormality that affects heavyweight, rapidly growing broilers' breast muscle. The understanding of the exact cause of this muscle pathology remains incomplete, necessitating further investigation. Blood biochemical analysis is used to diagnose pathologies and understand disease processes. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine and compare the changes in the blood serum biochemical parameters of broilers without myopathy and those affected by myopathy. Blood samples were collected from male and female 43-day-old broilers with an average live weight of 2.98–3.09 kg. The research results showed that birds with wooden breast had higher levels of creatine kinase, potassium, and alanine aminotransferase. Increased alanine aminotransferase indicated possible liver injury alongside wooden breast myopathy. Elevated creatine kinase and potassium suggested muscle damage, indicating CK as a potential biomarker for WB. Wooden breast (WB) myopathy is a pathology of the pectoralis major muscle. Wooden breast is caused by multiple factors. The exact etiopathogenesis of this myodegenerative pathology is still unclear. Fast-growing commercial lines of broilers that are selected for high breast muscle yields are more susceptible to this myopathy. The biochemical analysis of blood is used to diagnose pathologies and understand disease processes. Therefore, the objective of this research was to determine and compare the changes in the blood serum biochemical parameters of Ross 308 chicken broilers without myopathy and those affected by WB myopathy. Blood samples were collected from male and female Ross 308 broilers that were 43 days old, with an average live weight of 2.98–3.09 kg. Representative blood samples were selected from broilers with WB (n = 33) and without WB (n = 33). In the laboratory, the blood was centrifugated, and biochemical tests were performed with an automated computerized biochemistry analyzer. The research results showed that broilers with WB had elevated blood serum levels of creatine kinase (CK) (p = 0.018), potassium (p = 0.010), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (p = 0.012). In conclusion, elevated serum levels of CK and potassium indicated that skeletal muscle cells were damaged. Moreover, increased ALT levels suggested a possible association between WB myopathy and liver damage. Additionally, these research findings underscore the diagnostic significance of CK and hint at its potential as a WB biomarker.
- Subjects
BREAST; MUSCLE diseases; PECTORALIS muscle; ALANINE aminotransferase; CREATINE kinase; BLOOD testing; SKELETAL muscle; SERUM
- Publication
Animals (2076-2615), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 10, p1499
- ISSN
2076-2615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ani14101499