Lawrie's Meat Science, Sixth Edition

Download or read book Lawrie's Meat Science, Sixth Edition written by Ralston Andrew Lawrie and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Factors affecting the growth and development of meat animals (cattle, sheep and pigs); The structure and growth of muscle; Chemical and biochemical constitution of muscle; The conversion of muscle to meat; The spoilage of meat by infecting organisms; The storage and preservation of meat (temperature and moisture control, and direct microbial inhibition); The eating quality of meat; meat and human nutrition; prefabricated meat.