Meat Quality: Genetic and Environmental Factors

ISBN-13: 9781482220315 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 472 str.

Opis

One of the biggest challenges faced by meat producers today is the requirement to improve the quality of meat while maintaining focus on efficiency and higher yields. Numerous studies have shown that consumers are willing to pay premiums for meat products with guaranteed eating quality. This book examines the complicated multistep process of producing high-quality meat, from the growth of the animals to the final product. It discusses specific aspects of meat quality for beef, pork, and sheep. Meat Quality: Genetic and Environmental Factors 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. It also discusses the latest meat production systems designed to ensure high-quality meat and the role of transgenic animal technology in meat quality. The book devotes separate chapters to beef, pork, and sheep quality, looking at the effects of breed, genetic type, gender, and age on meat quality. The chapters are written by contributors from universities, research institutes, and breeding companies from different countries and continents. The chapters are based on the research and teaching experience of the contributors as well as on a critical evaluation of the current literature. No other book available today covers the key issues regarding meat quality in such a comprehensive way. This book should be of keen interest to students of food technology, nutrition, commodities sciences, and animal sciences, as well as to food scientists and engineers who want to update their knowledge about the determinants of 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.