Advanced Meat Science and Muscle Biology (ANSC 4400/5400)
Class Materials
Lecture | Reference Material | Reading Assignment |
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Overview | Overview of the Meat Industry | |
Diet and Health | Lecture Power Point
Nutrient Composition of Meats (RMC 2008) Red Meat and Cancer (RMC 2008) Meat and Cancer Myths (meatsafety.org) |
Read Chapter 1 |
Muscle Ultrastructure and Muscle Contraction | Lecture Power Point | Read Chapters 2 & 4 |
Conversion of Muscle to Meat | Lecture Power Point | Read Chapter 5 |
Shelf Life | Lecture Power Point | |
Biochemistry of Muscle | Lecture Power Point | Read Chapter 3 |
Muscle Composition | Lecture Power Point | Read Chapter 3 |
Anatomy | Bovine Myology | |
Growth & Development (Adipose Tissue) | ||
Growth & Development | ||
Additional Resources |
Pork Carcass Fabrication Worksheet Pork Carcass Evaluation Worksheet Lamb Carcass Fabrication Worksheet Lamb Carcass Evaluation Worksheet Beef Live Evaluation Worksheet Beef Carcass Fabrication Worksheet Beef Carcass Evaluation Worksheet |
Meat Science & Muscle Biology
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Address
Gordon W. Davis Meat Laboratory, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.2804 -
Email
moriah.beyers@ttu.edu