Lawrie's meat science / edited by Fidel Toldr�a.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Jeffrey W. Savell -- Factors influencing the growth of meat animals / Aidan P. Moloney, Mark McGee -- The structure and growth of muscle / Peter P. Purslow -- Chemical and biochemical constitution of muscle / Clemente L�opez-Bote -- The conversion of muscle to meat / Sulaiman K. Materneh, Eric M. England, Tracy L. Scheffler, David E. Gerrard -- Meat microbiology and spoilage / Monique Zagorec, Marie-Christine Champomier-Verg�es -- The storage and preservation of meat: I-thermal technologies / Youling L. Xiong -- The storage and preservation of meat: II-non-thermal technologies / Dong U. Ahn, Aubrey F. Mendon�ca, Xi Feng -- The storage and preservation of meat: III-meat processing / Fidel Toldr�a -- Storage and preservation of raw meat and muscle-based food products: IV storage and packaging / Joe P. Kerry, Andrey A. Tyuftin -- The eating quality of meat: I-color / Cameron Faustman, Surendranath P. Suman -- The eating quality of meat: II-tenderness / David L. Hopkins -- The eating quality of meat: III-flavor / M�onica Flores -- The eating quality of meat: IV water-holding capacity and juiciness / Robyn D. Warner -- The eating quality of meat: V-sensory evaluation of meat / Rhonda K. Miller -- Phenotyping of animals and their meat: applications of low-power ultrasounds, near-infrared spectroscopy, raman spectroscopy, and hyperspectral imaging / Donato Andueza, Benoit-Pierre Mourot, Jean-Fran�cois Hocquette, Jacques Mourot -- Meat safety: I foodborne pathogens and other biological issues / Alexandra Lianou, Efstathios Z. Panagou, George-John E. Nychas -- Meat safety: II residues and contaminants / Marilena E. Dasenaki, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis -- Meat authenticity and traceability / Luca Fontanesi -- Meat composition and nutritional value / Jeffrey D. Wood -- Meat and health / Kerri B. Gehring -- Edible by-products / Herbert W. Ockerman, Lopa Basu, Fidel Toldr�a.

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