Non-Destructive Methods for Analysing the Body and Carcass Composition of Sheep and Goats

Author Biography

Alfredo Teixeira is a Coordinator Professor with a Habilitation in Animal Science at the Agrarian School of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal, and a member of CIMO (Centro de Investigação de Montanha). He has coordinated several research projects in sheep and goat production and meat science and authored and co-authored over 180 articles, 8 books, 76 book chapters, and more than 200 conference papers. He is the editor and referee for several international animal and meat science journals.Severiano R. Silva is an Associate Professor with a Habilitation in Animal Science at UTAD (University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro), Portugal, and a member of CECAV (Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária) and AL4AnimalS. He has focused his scientific activity on using non-invasive imaging techniques to study farm animals' body and carcass composition and animal welfare. He has authored over 100 articles, 20 book chapters, and over 150 conference papers. He is also an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Animals, and Foods.