Abstract:As living standards continue to rise, consumers' pursuit of a high-quality life is steadily increasing, and their expectations and consumption concepts regarding livestock and poultry products are changing. More and more people are shifting their consumption focus from merely satisfying basic dietary needs to pursuing high-quality nutritional intake. To meet the demands of modern rapid meat production and nutritional analysis, the development of accurate and efficient non-destructive testing methods for evaluating livestock and poultry meat quality has become a major focus of current research. Non-destructive testing technologies allow for the rapid evaluation of meat quality and nutritional indicators without damaging the structure of the meat. The author reviews the principles, current applications, existing challenges, a major focus of current research, and future trends of four non-destructive meat quality testing methods: near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR), hyperspectral imaging (HSI), computed tomography (CT), and computer vision (CV). It aims to provide a reference for promoting the application of these technologies and for establishing a non-destructive meat quality evaluation system.