Controlling deposition in broilers

Broiler chickens have traditionally been perceived to produce lean meat. In recent years, however, chicken meat has increased in fat content, probably due to the selection of broilers on the basis of liveweight with little consideration given to other important criteria such as feed efficiency and carcass composition. The selection of birds for liveweight gain as a major criterion has in many cases led to fat carcasses, since fat deposition and rate of gain are closely related. This increased