Quality and Grading of Carcasses of Meat Animals

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.

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.

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

1st Edition. 240 Pages. Get access to the individual chapters at Taylor & Francis eBooks.

ISBN: Paperback: 9780849350238, eBook: 9781003068297

Paperback: £400.00, eBook: £450.00 (6 Month Rental £275.00, 12 Month Rental £325.00)