›› 2015, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (1): 86-90.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2015.01.013

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Comparison on Muscle Histology Characteristics in Huoyan Geese, Wanxi White Geese and Zhedong White Geese

ZUO Xiao-xin, WU Ning-zhao, ZHU Zhen, XU Qi, CHEN Guo-hong   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou Univerity, Yangzhou 225009, China
  • Received:2014-07-03 Online:2015-01-20 Published:2015-02-06

Abstract: The study was aimed to explore different varieties of geese's muscle fibers characteristic by measuring diameter, cross-sectional area and density of muscle fibers of Huoyan geese, Wanxi White geese and Zhedong White geese.The results showed that diameter, cross-sectional area of pectoral muscle fiber in Huoyan geese was significantly greater than others (P< 0.05), while density of the muscle fiber showed the opposite trend.In diameter and cross-sectional area of leg muscle fiber, Huoyan geese was greater than Wanxi White geese (P< 0.05), but the former was less than the latter in the aspect of muscle fiber density (P< 0.05).Some indicators were also significantly different between the varieties of sex mainly in cross-sectional area and diameter muscle fiber of Wanxi White geese and Zhedong White geese.Correlation analysis showed the diameter and cross-sectional area of muscle fiber was significantly positive correlation (P< 0.01), what's more, the relationship of muscle fiber diameter, cross-sectional area and density was significant negatively correlated (P< 0.01).In conclusion, there were differences between the characteristics of different varieties of muscle fibers, among the same breed, differences also existed between the genders.

Key words: geese; muscle; muscle fiber

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