Recent experiments have shown that Angptl 3 may promote adipose formation (Feng et al., 2006; Fujimoto et al., 2006).
Excessive fat in the carcass reduces meat quality and feed efficiency of chickens (Oyedeji and Atteh,2005).
These findings suggest that increased expression of Angptl 3 promotes fat deposition to impair meat quality
to impair meat quality.Oxidative stress can impair the meat quality of animal (Zhang et al., 2011).