Woody breast has been a stumbling block industry-wide for the past ten years, but researchers have been getting closer to the root of the problem. Woody breast continues to confound the poultry industry a decade after its discovery. The condition does not harm the birds or cause them to act differently, and it does not harm people if eaten. It does, however, cause the meat tissue on chicken to become unusually tough, with a coarse texture - prompting complaints from consumers and leading to large amounts of affected poultry products going to waste. The heavier the bird, and the larger...