Dietary phytase reduces broiler woody breast severity

The inclusion of phytase enzymes in the feed can have a positive effect on wooden breast development. Potential modulation of breast muscle fatty acid profiles reduces the severity of the myopathy which often leads to meat condemnation. In 2014, the first publications appeared which described ‘woody breast’, a condition of broiler breast muscle characterised by visually hard, outwardly bulging and pale areas on the ventral surface of the pectoralis major muscle. Woody breast is now one of t