Quality and Grading of Carcasses of Meat Animals

by S. Morgan Jones

Overview

Three main factors affect the quality and composition of meat in farm animals. Production conditions determine the composition of the meat, while marketing and postmortem periods have a major bearing on the visual appearance and ultimate eating experience for the consumer. It is often difficult to compare research results from different countries since meat quality is assessed by a wide variety of procedures. Quality and Grading of Carcasses of Meat Animals reviews the development of commercial grading or classification schemes on a world-wide basis, and it provides a broad outline of the most common subjective and objective procedures for the assessment of meat quality.

The book provides reviews on:

Ante- and post-mortem effects on meat quality

Reducing fatness in meat animals

Prediction of carcass composition and meat quality

World carcass and grading systems

Electronic identification of animals

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000141658
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/24/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Morgan S. Jones

Table of Contents

Antemortem Factors Influencing the Yield and Quality of Meat from Farm Animals. New Techniques to Reduce Fat in Farm Animals. Postmortem Effects on the Appearance and Eating Quality of Meat. The Evaluation of Muscle Quality. Electronic Assessment of Muscle Quality. The Influence of Carcass Composition on Meat Quality. New Techniques for Estimation of Carcass Composition. Development of Carcass Grading and Classification Systems. Electronic Identification of Animals and Carcasses. Future Directions for Carcass Assessment.