Professor Jeff Wood
B.Sc.(N'cle), Ph.D.(C'nell)
Current positions
Emeritus Professor
Bristol Veterinary School
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Research interests
I am an animal scientist and my research includes many aspects of fat (adipose tissue) deposition in pigs, sheep and cattle. The aim is to understand the factors controlling the formation and deposition of fatty acids in meat and the roles of fatty acids in modifying meat quality traits such as flavour, oxidative shelf life and tissue firmness.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
EATING BIODIVERSITY: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE LINKS BETWEEN QUALITY FOOD PRODUCTION AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
Principal Investigator
Dates
01/01/2005 to 01/07/2007
FAT METABOLISM IN PIGS (LINKED TO RS8839)
Principal Investigator
Dates
01/08/1999 to 01/08/2000
GENETIC VARIATIONS OF MUSCLE FIBRE COMPOSITION AND MEAT QUALITY IN TRADITIONAL & MODERN PIG BREEDS
Principal Investigator
Dates
01/04/1998 to 01/04/2000
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
06/02/2025Editorial
Frontiers in Animal Science
Meat composition and nutritional value
Lawrie's Meat Science. 9th edition.
Fatty acids in meat
New Aspects of Meat Quality
Letter to the Editor. Meat fatty acid composition
Meat Science
Manipulating the fatty acid composition of meat to improve nutritional value and meat quality
New Aspects of Meat Quality. From genes to ethics.