Wageningen Academic Publishers - Catalogue 2015

Wageningen Academic
P u b l i s h e r s Animal & veterinary science
7
Game meat hygiene in focus
Microbiology, epidemiology, risk analysis and quality
assurance
edited by: P. Paulsen, A. Bauer, M. Vodnansky, R. Winkelmayer
and F.J.M. Smulders
Game meat is consumed world-wide. In most
regions, it contributes only a small part to the
overall meat and food supply, but for reasons
of animal welfare and sustainability it is
sometimes considered an alternative to meat
from farmed animals. Despite differences in
game species, ante mortem conditions (freerange
or fenced; wild or semi-domesticated),
hunting or harvesting procedures and further
handling of the carcass, there are common requirements as regards
meat safety and quality. Whereas meat hygiene and safety have been
an issue in game meat for export/import for a long time, primary
production, domestic supply and direct supply to the consumer have
recently been addressed by legislation and these sectors still present
unresolved questions and challenges.
This book combines 24 contributions presenting the view of experts
in game meat hygiene and quality. They address four main topics:
i.e. ‘hygiene and microbiology’, ‘epidemiology’, ‘risk assessment and
management’ and ‘muscle biology and meat quality’. In addition
to contributions on this topic by authors from eight European
countries, a South African perspective is provided, thus representing
the standpoint of a major game meat exporter.
This volume is the first in a series on safety and quality assurance
along the game meat chain, following an approach ‘from forest to
fork’ and is targeted at scientists in academia and industry, graduate
students as well as at governmental officials in veterinary public
health and food safety.
© 2011 – 352 pages – EUR 82 – USD 116
Edited volume
hardback ISBN 978-90-8686-165-1
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-723-3
www.WageningenAcademic.com/gamemeat
Trends in game meat hygiene
From forest to fork
edited by: P. Paulsen, A. Bauer and F.J.M. Smulders
NEW
Game meat, previously often considered as an ‘exotic’ food, or being
relevant only in remote regions, is becoming increasingly popular.
In order to provide sufficient quantities of nutritious, wholesome
and safe game meat, a number of measures have to be implemented
along the food chain- from the forest/field or fenced area where the
animals are harvested, to the point of consumption. These involve
monitoring and control of diseases of game animals transmissible
to man, technology and hygiene of game
meat processing and specifics of products
manufactured from game meat.
This book combines 30 contributions of
various experts in the field, addressing four
main topics: i.e. ‘hygiene and management
of microbial contamination in fresh meat
from game’, ‘zoonoses and epidemiology’, ‘risk
assessment and quality assurance along the
game meat chain’ and ‘quality issues in game
meat products’.
The focus on Europe is expanded by presenting specifics of the game
meat chain in African and Asian regions, with a view to provide
information on ‘bushmeat’ consumed by the indigenous population.
Similar to the first volume in this series, this volume follows a ‘from
forest to fork’ approach and is targeted at scientists in academia and
industry, graduate students as well as at governmental officials in
veterinary public health and food safety.
© 2014 – 400 pages – EUR 85 – USD 120
Edited volume
hardback ISBN 978-90-8686-238-2
e-book ISBN 978-90-8686-790-5
www.WageningenAcademic.com/gamemeat2014
Hunting hygiene
authors: Sauli Laaksonen and Peter Paulsen
NEW
Hunting hygiene is an internationally unparalleled textbook
introducing the basics of hunting hygiene. This concept includes the
basic biology and ecology of game animals as well as game animal
diseases and their causes. An important part of hunting hygiene is
the identification and assessment of pathological alterations and the
possible risks for humans caused by animal diseases, and how these
risks can be diminished. Risk control begins with the practice of
environmental and game animal management, animal health and
hunting dog health care. Other essential parts of the subject are
hunting methods, correct practices in game handling, slaughterhouse
hygiene and safe preparation methods of game in the kitchen.
‘Hunting hygiene’ presents the tools to detect and assess diseases in
game animals and the universally applicable principles of hygiene
during hunting and handling meat from wild game, illustrated by
numerous examples.
The content of this textbook is enlivened by unique photographs and
Sauli Laaksonen’s watercolour illustrations. The authors’ exceptional
insight into the topic combined with years of collecting material
and extensive international collaboration make this book a riveting
exploration into the concept of hunting hygiene.
Hunting hygiene is a textbook intended for hunters and educational
institutes in the field. It is also suitable for biologists, veterinary
surgeons, doctors and all readers interested in the diversity of nature.
The book focuses on north and central Europe. Hunting hygieneis
primarily based on the Finnish book Metsästäjän Terveysoppi written
by Sauli Laaksonen. Hunting hygiene meets the international demand
that became obvious after the publication of Metsästäjän Terveysoppi
in 2013.
© 2015 – ± 300 pages
Textbook
hardback ISBN 978-90-8686-249-8
www.WageningenAcademic.com/hunting