PAKISTAN MEAT INDUSTRY: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE MEAT SUPPLY CHAIN POTENTIAL

Abstract

Meat is one of the major commodities with which food science is concerned. Meat is defined as flesh of animals used as food. The bulk of meat consumed in Pakistan is derived from goat, sheep, cattle, buffalo, camel, fish and poultry. The meat of poultry and fish is considered separately from the rest of meat. The meat of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and camel is an example of red meat.