Animal Disassembly (Exam 1) Flashcards
What happens to steak when it is cooked?
It loses moisture
How much fat is trimmed off?
1/8”
When does the quality of meat go down? What happens to the price?
After 7 days
It is discounted
What are the different losses possible in animal disassembly?
Transportation Dressing Chill Processing Retail Cooking
What is a type of transportation loss?
Drift or shrink
How much is lost during drift/shrink?
0 to 10%
What is drift or shrink highly dependent on?
Travel and species
Why is shrinkage faster in hogs than cattle or sheep?
Ruminants have a larger GI tract
Why must pigs always be weighed and cattle does not?
Loss varies among pigs, but cattle is consistent
What are types of dressing loss?
Drop
Slaughter
Dressing
What is drop?
Everything from animals except carcass
What is slaughter?
Process of killing an animal by blood loss
What is exsanguination?
Blood loss
What is dressing?
Steps needed to remove all drop items and leaving only hot carcass on the rail
What is a type of chill loss?
Cooler shrinkage
How is the shrinkage in the cooler?
Moisture evaporation
What is the average amount of loss in the cooler?
2% of HCW
What amount of loss is there due to spray chill?
1% or less
Why is spray chill better?
Water conducts heat faster than air
When was spray chill invented?
1973
What was spray chill initially used for? Why did it change?
Spray chlorine water
They realized it oxidized meat
Where and when was spray chill banned?
Canada in 1983
Who was the first to use spray chill?
Cargill
How long is a carcass sprayed?
10 hours