Muthukumar Muthupalani

Dr. M. Muthukumar, PhD, is a principal scientist at ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad. He has 2 years of work experience in integrated meat processing plants and 20 years of research, extension, and teaching experience in meat science and technology. He has worked on 9 extramural projects and 22 institute projects. His area of research includes wholesome meat production, chemical residues in meat, meat processing, and value addition. He is instrumental in establishing experimental abattoir, poultry processing unit, mobile exhibition unit, agri-business incubation (ABI) center, and nutrients and chemical residues lab at NRC on Meat, Hyderabad. He has 62 research articles to his credit and has authored 5 books and prepared 12 videos. He is a recipient of the Indian Meat Science Association Fellowship. He is also serving as secretary of the Indian Meat Science Association and has worked as associate editor for the Journal of Meat Science.