Prof. Dr. Govind Kannan

Vice President for Research and Professor of Animal Science · Agricultural Research Station / Small Ruminant Research Center · Fort Valley State University

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Academic focus & active research

Prof. Dr. Govind Kannan is an internationally acknowledged pioneer in small ruminant meat science and welfare physiology, publishing extensively on pre-slaughter stress mitigation and lipid oxidation in goat meat products.

Goat Meat Quality and Processing Stress Physiology in Small Ruminants Sustainable Livestock Systems Post-Harvest Food Safety

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Institution: Fort Valley State University
Department / Faculty: Agricultural Research Station / Small Ruminant Research Center
Primary Field: Goat Meat Quality and Processing
Campus Location: Fort Valley, Georgia, United States

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