Effect of reduced dietary crude protein contents of meat quality in broiler chickens
The purpose of this project is to understand how reduced crude protein contents in broilers diet during the growth and finishing phases could alter post-mortem energy metabolism and the subsequent quality of broiler breast meat.
In standard GWA studies, only the additive effect of genetic markers on phenotypes of interest is taken into account. This project aims to examine the effect of epistatic interactions on the observed phenotypic variability in these phenotypes.
This project aims to quantify the prevalence of breast muscle myoapthies such as white striping and wooden breast in Quebec (Canada) and to develop nutritional strategies to limit their impact on the poultry industry.