Wooden breast myopathy, broiler

Wooden breast myopathy, broiler

Necropsy photo of a 45-day-old broiler with wooden breast myopathy. Note the pale tan areas in the cranial part of the pectoral muscle (pectoralis major muscle). Tan/white stripes that follow the muscle fiber orientation, as in white striping myopathy, are also present.

Courtesy of Dr. T. A. Abdul-Aziz.