Poultry Meat Science

1: Part I: Biochemical Basis of Meat Quality 2: Muscle Structure, Development and Growth G Goldspink and S Y Yang, The University of London, UK 3: Muscle Abnormalities: Morphological Aspects M Mahon, University of Manchester, UK 4: Muscle Abnormalities: Pathophysiological Mechanisms M A Mitchell, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Midlothian, UK 5: Biochemical Basis of Meat Texture C E Lyon and R J Buhr, United States Department of Agriculture, Athens, USA 6: Poultry Meat Flavour L J Farmer, The Queen's University of Belfast, Ireland 7: Poultry Meat Colour D L Fletcher, University of Georgia, Athens, USA 8: Part II: Production and Harvesting Factors Affecting Meat Quality 9: Live Production Factors Influencing Yield and Quality of Poultry Meat E T Moran, Jr, Auburn University, USA 10: Nutritional Effects on Meat Flavour and Stability M Enser, University of Bristol, UK 11: The Influence of Ante-mortem Handling on Poultry Meat Quality P D Warriss, University of Bristol, UK, et al. 12: Effects of Stunning and Slaughter Methods on Carcass and Meat Quality A B M Raj, University of Bristol, UK 13: Part III: Microbiological Quality of Poultry Meat and Meat Products 14: Salmonella Infection in Poultry: The Production Environment C Wray, et al., Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, UK 15: Hygiene During Transport, Slaughter and Processing R W A W Mulder, DLO Institute for Animal Science and Health, Lelystad, The Netherlands 16: The Decontamination of Carcass Meat M H Hinton and J E L Corry, University of Bristol, UK 17: Strategies for Extending the Shelf-life of Poultry Meat and Products, L F J Woods and P N Church, Leatherhead Food Research, Leatherhead, UK 18: Part IV: Poultry Meat Products 19: On-line Assessment of Poultry Meat Quality H J Swatland, University of Guelph, Canada 20: Problems and Solutions in Deboning Poultry Meat A Sams, Texas A&M University, USA 21: Sensory Assessment of Poultry Meat Quality G R Nute, University of Bristol, UK 22: Functional Properties of Muscle Proteins in Processed Poultry Products D M Smith, Michigan State University, USA, et al. 23: The Role of Processed Products in the Poultry Meat Industry R Mandava, Nestle R & D Centre, Bjuv, Sweden and H Hoogenkamp, Protein Technologies International, St Louis, USA 24: Part V: Abstracts 25: Retail Requirements of Meat J C Hall, John Raddock Ltd, Stowmarket, UK 26: From Meat Inspection to Consumer Protection: a Long Way to Go J H G Goebbels, Veterinary Health Inspectorate, Ministry of Health, Rijswijk, The Netherlands 27: Part VI: Poster Abstracts