Poultry meat processing

Features chapters on poultry meat nutrition, sanitation, equipment design, biofilm formation, meat quality defects, by-products and animal welfare. This work also covers subjects such as risk assessment in raw and cooked products, instrumental methods for quality evaluation and packaging technology.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alvarado, Christine (Author), Owens, Casey M. (Author), Sams, Alan R. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press , 2010
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to poultry meat processing
  • 2. Preslaughter factors affecting poultry meat quality
  • 3. First processing: slaughter through chilling
  • 4. Second processing: parts, deboning, and portion control
  • 5. Poultry meat inspection and grading
  • 6. Packaging
  • 7. Meat quality: sensory and instrumental evaluations
  • 8. Microbiological pathogens: live poultry considerations
  • 9. Poultry-borne pathogens: plant considerations
  • 10. Spoilage bacteria associated with poultry
  • 11. Functional properties of muscle proteins in processed poultry products
  • 12. Formed and emulsion products
  • 13. Coated poultry products
  • 14. Mechanical separation of poultry meat and its use in products
  • 15. Marination, cooking, and curing of poultry products
  • 16. Quality assurance and prosess control
  • 17. Nutritive value of poultry meat
  • 18. Processing water and wastewater
  • 19. Coproducts and by-products from poultry processing
  • 20. Poultry processing under animal welfare and organic standards in the United States
  • 21. A brief introduction to some of the practical aspects of the kosher and halal laws for the poultry industry