Animal Biotechnology and the Quality of Meat Production : papers presented at an OECD workshop held in Melle, Belgium, 7- 9th November, 1990
By: Fiems, L. O
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Contributor(s): Cottyn, B. G | Demeyer, D. I.
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BookSeries: Publisher: Netherlands : Elsevier Science Ltd; 1991Edition: 1st ed.Description: 218 p.ISBN: 0444889302 (hardcover); 9780444889300 (hardcover).Subject(s): Meat--Quality | Animal biotechnology | BiotechnologyDDC classification: 636.0883 Fiems 15398 1st 1991 Biotechnology Summary: This volume is the first in a series of reports of workshops on "The use of animal biotechnology, to improve animal health status and meat quality". This subject covers several points of focus, involving items as diverse as grassland utilization and meat quality perception. "Animal biotechnology" was defined to include manipulation of reproduction; genetic manipulation of animals (transgenic animals); development of diagnostics and vaccines; and the use of growth promoters (performance enhancers) that manipulate digestion (e.g. probiotics) or tissue metabolism (e.g. somatotropins). The volume adopts a multidisciplinary approach to animal biotechnology and its relation to meat production.
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This volume is the first in a series of reports of workshops on "The use of animal biotechnology, to improve animal health status and meat quality". This subject covers several points of focus, involving items as diverse as grassland utilization and meat quality perception. "Animal biotechnology" was defined to include manipulation of reproduction; genetic manipulation of animals (transgenic animals); development of diagnostics and vaccines; and the use of growth promoters (performance enhancers) that manipulate digestion (e.g. probiotics) or tissue metabolism (e.g. somatotropins). The volume adopts a multidisciplinary approach to animal biotechnology and its relation to meat production.
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