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Pork, Bacon, Ham: Meat Quality in Relation to Welfare: Welfare of Pigs from Birth to Slaughter (2008)

Includes reviews by international scientific and practical industry experts renowned for their knowledge and work in the area of meat science and pig welfare. Topics: Welfare of growing & finishing pigs; Housing & environmental effects on welfare & Meat quality of the Grower-Finisher pig; Opportunities to improve Grow-Finish pig welfare; Welfare of pigs during transport; Loading density; Transport distance & duration; Vehicle design; Non-ambulatory animals & unfit for movement; Effects of preslaughter handling on stress response & meat quality in pigs; Critical points in pre-slaughter period; Welfare of pigs during stunning & slaughter; Handling during stunning; Stun methods; Leg weakness and longevity; Stockmanship skills: Human-pig relationships; Human-animal relationships in pig production; Fear, productivity & welfare; Stockperson characteristics regulating the pig’s fear of humans; Important job-related characteristics of farm staff personnel; Opportunities to improve human-animal interactions in the pig industry; Training; Selection of stockpeople; Animal welfare science; Pigmeat Quality Assurance PQA programs. Amazon Order pages: United Kingdom   Canada   USA (all deliver worldwide)

 

52nd International Congress Meat Science and Technology Harnessing and Exploiting Global Opportunities

Contains over 300 articles plus invited 4 reviews from International Conference held in Dublin, Ireland in 2006. Theme was: harnessing and exploiting global opportunities including meat quality, genomics and biotechnology, animal production, livestock farming systems, muscle biology, biochemistry; meat safety, meat processing and packaging technology, consumer topics and meat and health. Hot topics important to the industry and meat scientists are electrical stimulation and new instrumental methods for evaluation of meat quality characteristics. Reflects the global nature of meat research and gives insight into current issues. TABLE OF CONTENTS Ordering links: Netherlands   UK & Europe               (both deliver worldwide)

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Meat Processing: Improving Quality

Edited by by S. J. James & C. James
Hardcover 350 pages Approx price: US$199   UK£135
Distinguished editors and an international team of expert authors ensure that "Meat Processing" reviews the latest research on what defines and determines meat quality, and how it can be maintained or improved during processing. Meat processing is destined to be a standard reference textbook for all involved in the meat industry and meat research
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Meat Science: an Introductory Text

by P.D. Warriss, School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol
Paperback 312 pages Approx price: US$45   UK£25 other currencies - calculator
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An introductory textbook on meat science that is designed for students of animal, veterinary & food science. It is also a primer for those taking postgraduate courses in meat science and provides useful background for professionals on good hygiene & meats inspection practices.
Contents:

• Producing & eating meat
• Growth & Body Composition of Animals
• Chemical composition & structure of meat
• Slaughter of animals
• Post-mortem changes in muscle and conversion into meat
• Meat quality
• Effects of animal handling on carcass & meat quality
• Postmortem handling of carcasses & meat quality
• Meat Hygiene - spoilage - preservation
• Animal welfare
• Measurement of composition & physical characteristics of meat
• Measuring eating quality
  

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Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game

by John J., Jr. Mettler, Elayne Sears (Illustrator)
Paperback 208 pages Approx price: US$12   UK£11 other currencies - calculator
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Robert Rose's favorite beef, pork & lamb Beef
Beef, Pork & Lamb cookery guide by Robert Rose (1999)
Paperback 96 pages Approx price: US$8   UK£5 other currencies - calculator
Very useful book on livestock products, especially for students of Veterinary Medicine or Meat Science
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Animal Welfare & Meat Science

by Neville G. Gregory & Temple Grandin
Hardcover 304 pages Approx price: US$80   UK£50
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