Acronyms

American Heart Association

AHA

American National Research Council

NRC

Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme

ACE

Bovine Spongiform Encephalomyelitis

BSE

Calcium Activated Neuro Protease

CAPN1, 2, 3

Cardiovascular Heart Disease

CHD

Central Nervous System

CNS

Conjugated Linoleic Acid

CLA

Docosahexaenoic Acid

C22:6 n−3, DHA

Dried Distiller’s Grains With Solubles

DDGS

Eicosapentaenoic Acid

C22:5 N–3, EPA

Electric Head-Only Stunning

EHOS

Electrolyzed Oxidized Water

EO

Electron Beam Irradiation

E-beam

European Commission Published Regulations

EC

European Food Safety Authority

EFSA

European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

EPIC

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

FMEA

Fatty Acids

FA

Fatty Acid-Binding Protein

FABP

Fatty Acid Synthase

FASN

Food Safety Modernization Act

FSMA

Gastrointestinal Tract

GIT

Global Food Safety Initiative

GFSI

Global Good Agricultural Practices

Global GAP

Glucagon-Like-Peptide 1

GLP-1

Glutathione Peroxidase

GPX1

Good Manufacturing Practice/Good Hygienic Practice

GMP/GHP

Hazard Analysis at Critical Control Point

HACCP

Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines

HAA

High Hydrostatic Pressure

HPP

Imidazoquinoxaline

IQ

Kidney, Heart, and Pelvic Fat

KPH

Linoleic Acid

C18:2 c9, 12, LA

Lipoprotein Lipase

LPL

Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options

LLS

Low Density Lipoprotein

LDL

Match Probability

MP

methylimidazoquinoxaline

MeIQx

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids

MUFA

Muscle Hypertrophy

mh

Melanocyte stimulating hormone

MSH

melanocortin-1-receptor

MC1R

N−3 Longer Chain Fatty Acids

n−3LC

National Institute of Health

NIH

National Science Foundation

NSF

Omega-6:Omega-3

ω6: ω3

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor

PPAR

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

PUFA

Post-Cut Electric Head-Only Stunning

PCEHOS

Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Scores

PDCAAS

Recommended Dietary Allowance

RDA

radio-frequency identified

RFID

Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphisms

RFLP

Rumen-Protected Fat

RPF

Saturated Fatty Acids

SFA

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

SNP

Standard Operating Procedures

SOP

Standard Reference

SR

Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase

SCD

Sterol Responsive Element-Binding Protein-1c

SREBP-1c

Subcutaneous Fat

SCF

Traditional Religious Slaughter without stunning

TRS

Ultraviolet Light

UV

United States Dollars

USD

United States Department of Agriculture

USDA

United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

NHANES

Unsaturated Fatty Acids

UFA

Warner-Bratzler Shear Force

WBSF