Animal Welfare and Meat Science

N.G. Gregory, AGMARDT Professor of Animal Welfare Science, Massey University, New Zealand, with a chapter by T Grandin Colorado State University, USA

Progressive animal production methods must deliver high quality meat to the consumer, while at the same time promote the welfare of farmed animals. The literature on animal welfare has expanded immensely over recent years, but until now no book has related this area to that of meat science. This book aims to fill that gap. It provides a general review of current knowledge of the welfare of farmed animals, including fish, as this impacts upon meat quality. It represents a textbook for graduate level courses in animal welfare or meat science, but will also be of interest to a wide range of readers in animal, veterinary and food sciences, and in applied ethology.

Contents:

Animal Welfare and the Meat Market
Livestock Presentation and Welfare before Slaughter
Solving Livestock Handling Problems in Slaughter Plants Temple Grandin
Physiology of Stress, Distress, Stunning and Slaughter
Muscle Structure, Exercise and Metabolism
Post-mortem Muscle Metabolism and Meat Quality
Cattle
Sheep
Pigs
Poultry
Fish
Processed Meats
Stunning and Slaughter
Stunning and Meat Quality
Caring for Animals and for Quality

Readership: Animal science, meat science, veterinary science, applied ethology.

December 1998, 304 pages, HB
ISBN 0 85199 296 X
£49.95 (US$90.00)

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