Animal Products Lecture Exam Flashcards
establishment approved and registered for the slaughter of animals for human food. It is synonymous to slaughterhouse.
Abbattoir
primary product of animal slaughter and dressing consisting of the skeleton with its attendant muscle, fat and, for some species, skin.
Carcass
refers to the flesh of animals used as food. In a broader sense, meat refers to the carcass or carcass parts coming from
animals sufficiently mature and healthy.
Meat
meat that has not undergone the chemical and physical changes that follow slaughter but has been only minimally
processed, such as by fabrication into retail cuts, cubing, grinding, marinating, or freezing
Fresh meat
are edible by-products from the slaughterhouse.
Meat by-products
refers to meat obtained from an illegal source.
Hot meat
is meat from cattle more than 1 year old.
Beef
meat from carabaos more than 1 year old
Carabeef
meat from sheep.
Mutton
meat from cattle less than 1 year old.
Veal
meat from deer.
venison
carcass or carcass parts coming from sufficiently mature and healthy animal
MEAT
correct age for good quality meat
sufficiently mature
meat safe for human consumption
healthy animals
has not undergone any substantial change from the time of slaughter
FRESH MEAT
EFFECTS OF CHILLING MEAT
- prevents microbial, chemical, and physical changes in meat.
- maintains the freshness of meat
- chilled meat is considered fresh
growing/rearing of domestic animals for food
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Slaughter animals should be chosen based on the ff:
- Sex
- Age
- Size
- Class
- Health of the Animal
- Finish of the animal
similar meat characteristics for pigs
Barrows and gilts
similar meat characteristics for cattle
Steers and heifers
more fat
Castrated males
responsible for the boar taint odor
alpha androstenol
Meat from older animals
- High water binding capacity
- Higher degree of marbling
- Dark
- High emulsion capacity
- Rough in texture
- More flavor
Ideal age for slaughtering Swine
5 to 12 months
Ideal age for slaughtering Cattle
3 yrs or younger
Classes of hogs ranked by priority for slaughter
- Barrows and gilts
- Stags
- Shotes
- Sows and boars