Poultry performance
View Patent ↗Methods for increasing breast muscle weight in poultry are disclosed herein. These methods can include delivery of compositions via in ovo administration. The methods disclosed herein also encompass the delivery of proteins. The methods disclosed herein are effective for increasing breast muscle weight in poultry, both in the embryo, and at slaughter age.
1. A method of increasing muscle mass in a chicken, comprising the steps of:
a) administering a composition comprising between about 10-40 ng of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in ovo to an embryonated chicken egg between embryonal day 0 and embryonal day 4; and
b) incubating said embryonated chicken egg until hatch;
wherein said Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 is selected from SEQ ID NO.1 or SEQ ID NO. 3.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration occurs on about embryonal day 0.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration occurs on about embryonal day 1 (ED1).
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration occurs on about embryonal day 2 (ED2).
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration occurs on about embryonal day 3 (ED3).
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said administration occurs on about embryonal day 4 (ED4).