Meat Quality: Genetic and Environmental Factors

ISBN-13: 9781138894075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018

Wieslaw Przybylski Phd; David Hopkins Phd

Opis

This book covers factors affecting meat quality from the growth of animals to the final product. This comprehensive book covers key topics such as animal welfare, nutrition, pre-slaughter handling, slaughter technology, breeding strategies, and the influence of common genetic factors on meat quality.

Spis treści

Meat and Muscle Composition of Slaughter Animals. Meat Quality of Slaughter Animals. Conversion of Muscle to Meat. Impact of Animal Nutrition on Muscle Composition and Meat Quality. Terms of Farming and Animal Welfare and Meat Quality. Preslaughter Handling, Welfare of Animals, and Meat Quality. Stress Reactivity, Stress at Slaughter, and Meat Quality. Slaughter-Line Operations and Their Effects on Meat Quality. Breeding Strategies for Improving Meat Quality. Influence of Major Genes on Meat Quality. Beef Quality. Pork Quality. Sheep Quality: Effect of Breed, Genetic Type, Gender, and Age on Meat Quality. Transgenic Animal Technology and Meat Quality. Production of High-Quality Meat.