. 2020 Jun 15;99(8):4009–4015. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.05.005

Table 1.

Carcass parameters of WB-affected and unaffected broilers.

Item	Woody breast category¹			SEM²	P value
Item	NORM	MOD	SEV	SEM²	P value
Live weight, g	3,162.91^c	3,657.88^b	3,982.27^a	57.96	<0.01
Hot carcass weight, g	2,368.23^c	2,782.69^b	3,096.77^a	46.30	<0.01
Chilled carcass weight, g	2,416.66^c	2,836.66^b	3,149.92^a	46.78	<0.01
Wings weight, g	247.56^c	274.62^b	297.24^a	4.18	<0.01
Breast weight, g	605.80^c	801.69^b	992.61^a	18.59	<0.01
Tenders weight, g	138.17^c	162.80^b	177.38^a	3.58	<0.01
Leg weight, g	771.87^c	867.65^b	907.90^a	15.15	<0.01
Rack weight, g	638.22^c	715.98^b	759.52^a	11.97	<0.01
Fat, g	37.70	40.13	38.00	2.13	0.34
Fat, %	1.60^a	1.47^a	1.26^b	0.09	<0.01
White striping³	0.78^c	1.37^b	2.42^a	0.12	<0.01

^a-cMeans within a row without common superscript differ (P ≤ 0.05).

Woody breast score = 0, normal (NORM); 0.5 to 1.5, moderate (MOD); and 2 to 3, or severe (SEV).

SEM = pooled SEM.

White striping = a score from 1 to 3 with 1 being normal, 2 moderate, and 3 severe white striping.