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The science of animal growth and meat technology / Steven M. Lonergan, David G. Topel, Dennis N. Marple, Iowa State University.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lonergan, Steven Michael, author.
- Topel, David G., author.
- Marple, Dennis Neil, 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meat--Textbooks.
- Meat.
- Meat--Quality--Textbooks.
- Meat--Research--Textbooks.
- Meat industry and trade--Textbooks.
- Meat industry and trade.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 280 pages) : illustrations (some color.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2019.
- Contents:
- Historical perspectives of the meat and animal industry and their relationship to animal growth, body composition, and meat technology
- Prenatal growth and its relationship to carcass and meat quality traits
- Bone growth and development with relationships to live animal and carcass evaluation
- Muscle growth and development and relationships to meat quality and composition
- Fat and fat cells in domestic animals
- Growth curves and growth patterns
- Harvest processes for meat
- Methods to measure body composition of domestic animals
- Intrinsic cues of fresh meat quality
- Conversion of muscle to meat
- Muscle structure and function
- Meat microbiology and safety
- Fresh and cured meat processing and preservation
- Sausage processing and production
- Packaging for meat and meat products.
- Notes:
- Revised edition of: The Science of Animal Growth & Meat Technology / David G. Topel, Dennis N. Marple, Steven M. Lonergan, F.C. Parrish Jr. 2013.
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780128152782 (electronic bk.)
- 0128152788 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99993190466
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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