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AGSC 455

Meat Science and Muscle Biology

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

This course offers a unique opportunity to explore, in depth, cellular events that happen during the conversion of muscle to meat and its effects on meat functionality.

Requirements

Prerequisites

AGSC 100AGSC 255
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): AGSC 100; AGSC 255.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain all events related to muscle-to-meat transformation.
  • describe biochemical events that affect meat quality.
  • develop and discuss tools to improve meat quality.