Description: Poultry production faces many challenges. This collection starts by reviewing safety, including detection, prevention and control of zoonoses in poultry flocks. It also discusses key aspects of quality such as meat flavour as well wider issues such as the environmental impact of poultry production.
Brief description: Dr. Arthur Hinton, Jr. is the current Research Leader of the Poultry Microbiological Safety and Processing Research Unit of the U. S. Poultry National Research Center of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Athens, Georgia. He has authored over 284 scientific publications, including 90 refereed journal articles and 3 patents. Dr. Hinton has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Food Protection and is a member of the Review Board of the Journal of Applied Poultry Research as well as a member of several professional scientific organizations. Dr. Hinton's current research focuses on reducing the number of human foodborne illnesses associated with contaminated poultry by reducing microbial contamination of poultry during production and processing operations. His research involves the study of physical, chemical, and biological interventions to reduce or eliminate the presence of human foodborne pathogens and indicator microorganisms in live poultry and on processed poultry carcasses.
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"Needless to say, such a book is timely as it provides a valuable account of modern food safety management in poultry processing, coupled with the key elements of sustainable production systems." - Poultry Production