Abstract
In the past decade, a group of growth-related abnormalities affecting the Pectoralis major muscles of fast-growing broiler chickens selected for meat production purposes has abruptly emerged all over the World with impressive incidence levels and severity. These spontaneous defects, known as White Striping (WS) and Wooden Breast (WB) often coexist, manifest with distinctive phenotypes, and exhibit peculiar histological features which resemble those associated to myopathic conditions in humans. This proposal, built on a recently formulated hypothesis, aims at evaluating whether an intracellular accumulation and/or an altered extracellular arrangement of COL4 may represent the primary cause underlying the occurrence of growth-related defects.
Project details
Unibo Team Leader: Francesca Soglia
Unibo involved Department/s:
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari
Coordinator:
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna(Italy)
Total Eu Contribution: Euro (EUR) 206.752,00
Total Unibo Contribution: Euro (EUR) 133.160,00
Project Duration in months: 24
Start Date:
12/10/2023
End Date:
31/01/2026
