AFNS 521 - Meat Science

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3/2)

Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

The conversion of muscle to meat in livestock and poultry: definitions and measurement of carcass and meat quality; influences of pre- and post-slaughter factors on carcass and meat quality. The lab will consist of a two-day field trip during Reading Week. Not to be taken if credit received for AN SC 420. Prerequisites: 3 units in BIOCH or 3 units in AN SC 320, and consent of instructor.