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The Science of Meat Quality

  • Published: May 2013
  • 312 Pages
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd

The Science of Meat Quality looks at the development of quality meat products from the physiological processes that result in meat development through to final consumption of meat products. Each chapter opens with theoretical foundations to meat science practices alongside methodologies for measuring quality in relation specific aspects of meat and also provides the necessary tools to interpreting information gleaned from quality experimentation. The Science of Meat Quality will be an essential purchase for all animal and meat scientists concerned with the production of quality meat products.

Chapter 1 – Muscle Cell Growth
Chapter 2 – Animal growth and empty body composition
Chapter 3 – Micro-anatomy and myofibrillar proteins
Chapter 4 – Muscle metabolism and contraction
Chapter 5 – Converting muscle to meat
Chapter 6 – Meat tenderness
Chapter 7 – Water-holding capacity
Chapter 8 – Lipids and lipid oxidation
Chapter 9 – Meat color
Chapter 10 – Meat cookery
Chapter 11 – Trained sensory panels
Chapter 12 – Untrained sensory panels
Chapter 13 – Consumer sensory panels
Chapter 14 – Preventing food borne illness

Christopher Kerth is an Associate Professor of Animal Sciences at Auburn University in Alabama.

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