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Meat Biotechnology

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  • A reference book in biotechnology and its application to meat processing

  • Presents recent biotechnological developments that currently are being applied in meat processing plants

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Animal Biotechnology for the Enhancement of Meat Quality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Transgenic Farm Animals

      • Morse B. Solomon, Janet S. Eastridge, Ernest W. Paroczay
      Pages 3-20
    3. Genetic Control of Meat Quality Traits

      • John L. Williams
      Pages 21-60
    4. DNA-Based Traceability of Meat

      • G.H. Shackell, K.G. Dodds
      Pages 61-88
  3. Biotechnology of Starter Cultures for Meat Fermentation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
    2. Molecular Methods for Identification of Microorganisms in Traditional Meat Products

      • Luca Cocolin, Paola Dolci, Kalliopi Rantsiou
      Pages 91-127
    3. Characteristics and Applications of Microbial Starters in Meat Fermentations

      • Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Cecilia Fontana
      Pages 129-148
    4. Genetics of Lactic Acid Bacteria

      • Monique Zagorec, Jamila Anba-Mondoloni, Anne-Marie Crutz-Le Coq, Marie-Christine Champomier-Vergès
      Pages 149-165
    5. Genetics of Yeasts

      • Amparo Querol, M Teresa Fernández-Espinar, Carmela Belloch
      Pages 167-179
    6. Characteristics and Applications of Molds

      • Elisabetta Spotti, Elettra Berni, Cristina Cacchioli
      Pages 181-195
  4. Biotechnology for Better Quality and Nutritional Properties of Meat Products

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
    2. Latest Developments in Probiotics

      • Frédéric Leroy, Gwen Falony, Luc de Vuyst
      Pages 217-229
    3. Bioactive Compounds in Meat

      • Keizo Arihara, Motoko Ohata
      Pages 231-249
  5. Biotechnology for Safer Meat and Meat Products

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 251-251
    2. Biocontrol of Pathogens in the Meat Chain

      • Catherine M. Burgess, Lucia Rivas, Mary J. McDonnell, Geraldine Duffy
      Pages 253-288
    3. At-Line Methods for Controlling Microbial Growth and Spoilage in Meat Processing Abattoirs

      • Daniel Y.C. Fung, Jessica R. Edwards, Beth Ann Crozier-Dodson
      Pages 289-318
    4. The Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms: An Overview

      • Jaroslava Ovesná, Kateřina Demnerová, Vladimíra Pouchová
      Pages 319-334

About this book

Meat and meat products constitute one of the most important foods in western societies. However, the area of meat biotechnology is not as comprehensively covered as other areas of food biotechnology. Missing from this area are the recent developments for better sensory and nutritional quality as well as improved safety.

The main goal of this book is to provide the reader with the recent developments in biotechnology and their applications in the meat processing chain. To achieve this goal, the book is divided into four parts. The first part deals with the use of modern biotechnology applied to farm animals. The second part focuses on the recent biotechnological developments in starter cultures for better meat fermentation. The third part discusses current approaches to improve the quality and nutritional properties of meats. The final part presents the latest advances in protection against foodborne pathogens, and other recent trends in the field. Written by distinguished international contributors, this book brings together the advances in such varied and different biotechnological topics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Food Science, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (CSIC), Spain

    Fidel Toldrá

About the editor

Dr. Fidel Toldá is a Professor in the Department of Food Science at the Instituto de Agroquímica y Technología de Alimentos in Valencia, Spain.

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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