INCREASING INCIDENCE OF CHICKEN BREAST DEFECTS - WHITE STRIPING (WS), WOODY BREAST (WB), AND SPAGHETTI MEAT (SM) HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR THE POULTRY INDUSTRY AND A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC LOSS. THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO FIND ALTERNATE WAYS TO USE MEAT AFFLICTED WITH CHICKEN BREAST MEAT DEFECTS. THE MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE AND/OR INCREASE VALUE FOR THE BREAST MEAT WITH THE MYOPATHIES THROUGH UTILIZATION IN MEAT PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE (I) IMPROVE THE VALUE OF THE CHICKEN BREAST TISSUE WITH DEFECTS IN RESTRUCTURED MEAT PRODUCTS, (II) INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE CHICKEN BREAST MEAT WITH DEFECTS INTO BOLOGNA OR HOTDOG TYPE PRODUCTS, (III) DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS SUCH AS PROTEIN POWDERS AND PET TREATS AND (IV) CONDUCT WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS TO INCREASE POULTRY PROCESSOR AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE. THE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL ASSIST THE POULTRY MEAT INDUSTRY INCREASE THE PROFITABILITY AND ENHANCE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE INDUSTRY.