Meat quality : genetic and environmental factors / edited by WiesÅ{u1DE0}Przybylski, David Hopkins.

Print version published in 2015 according to the publisher's Web site.

Includes bibliographical references (and index).

Meat and muscle composition: structure of muscle, chemical and biochemical constitution of muscle, nutritional value, species and breed characteristics / VeÌ{u2BEE}ique SanteÌ{uD328}outellier and Edward Pospiech -- Meat quality of slaughter animals / Phillip E. Strydom, Danuta Jaworska, and Danuta KoÅ{uFEBB}u00CC}鮭Krajewska -- Conversion of muscle to meat / Qingwu W. Shen and Min Du -- Impact of animal nutrition on muscle composition and meat quality / Eric N. Ponnampalam, Benjamin W.B. Holman, and Joseph P. Kerry -- Terms of farming and animal welfare and meat quality / Roman KoÅ{u18FA} and Robert KupczynÌ{u3AE9} -- Preslaughter handling, welfare of animals, and meat quality / Temple Grandin -- Stress reactivity, stress at slaughter, and meat quality / Claudia E.M. Terlouw -- Slaughter-line operations and their effects on meat quality / WiesÅ{u1DE0}Przybylski, Joe M. Regenstein, and Andrzej Zybert -- Breeding strategies from improving meat quality / Suzanne I. Mortimer and WiesÅ{u1DE0}Przybylski -- Influence of major genes on meat quality / Nicola R. Lambe, ElzÌ{u2A65}ta KrzeÌ{u3A6F}-Nieczyporuk, Maria KocÌ{u7A6E}-PodsiadÅ{u1B20}and Lutz BuÌn̂ger -- Beef quality / Jean-FrancÌ{u00A7}ois Hocquette, Dominique Bauchart, Didier Micol, Rod Polkinghorne, and Brigitte Picard -- Pork quality / Andrzej SosÌ{uEA63}ki -- Sheep quality: effect of breed, genetic type, gender, and age on meat quality / David Hopkins -- Transgenic animal technology and meat quality / Paul E. Mozdziak and James N. Petitte -- Production of high-quality meat / Yuan H. Brad Kim, Heather A. Channon, Darryl N. D'Souza, and David Hopkins.