{"product_id":"9781855739031","title":"Poultry Meat Processing and Quality","description":"Poultry products are universally popular and in recent years the consumption of poultry meat has risen dramatically. To ensure the continued growth and competitiveness of this industry, it is essential that poultry meat quality and safety are maintained during production and processing. This important collection provides an authoritative review of the key issues affecting poultry meat quality in production and processing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins by establishing consumer requirements for meat quality, before examining the influence of breeding and husbandry, and techniques for stunning and slaughter of poultry. Chapters 5 and 6 look at primary and secondary processing and Chapters 7, 8 and 9 discuss packaging, refrigeration and other preservation techniques. There are also chapters on microbial hazards and chemical residues in poultry. Quality management issues are reviewed in the final group of chapters, including shelf-life and spoilage, measuring quality parameters and ways of maintaining safety and maximising quality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoultry meat processing and quality is an essential reference book for technical managers in the Poultry Industry and anyone engaged in teaching or research on poultry meat production.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essential reference for the entire poultry meat industry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviews the key issues affecting poultry meat quality in production and processing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensive analysis of poultry meat safety issues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165902979312,"sku":"9781855739031","price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781855739031_p0.jpg?v=1763598218","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781855739031","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}