Integrated Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals Lipid Metabolism as a Key Contributor to the Growth–Meat Quality Trade-Off Among Genetically Divergent Chicken Breeds
Investigating how breed-specific growth patterns influence meat quality and elucidate metabolic and transcriptional mechanisms involved revealed a breed-dependent growth–meat quality trade-off, with XBJ exhibiting superior growth but poorer water-holding capacity and meat color, whereas HXJ and HLH showed better tender...