Hyperpigmentation Inhibits Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Tengchong Snow Chicken Breed.

ABSTRACT: Tengchong snow, which has white feathers and black meat, is one of the most important black-bone chicken breeds and a genetic treasure of black food in China. Although the black meat traits are dominant, there are some chickens with white meat traits born in the process of folk selection and breeding. The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in skeletal muscle development between Tengchong snow black meat chickens (BS) and white meat chickens (WS), as well as whether excessive melanin deposition has an effect on skeletal muscle development. The BS and WS groups were selected to determine their muscle development difference at stages of 1, 7, 14, 21, and 42 days, using histological stain methods to analyze the development and composing type of breast and leg muscle fibers, a

SUBMITTER: Shi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9778309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature