Dairy and Meat Products Flashcards
Where does red meat come from?
-cattle
-swine
-sheep
-goats
-in some countries horses
How old is cattle that beef is from?
over a year of age
How old is cattle that veal is from?
calves 3 months old or younger
Mature sheep meat is called…
mutton
Young sheep meat is called…
lamb
Goat meat is called…
chevon
Where does white meat come from?
mainly poultry
-chicken is main source
-other birds are consumed in smaller quantities
Why do we consume meat?
-it is nutrient-dense
-it is one of the most valuable sources of important vitamins and minerals in a balanced diet
What is the most consumed type of meat in the world?
mutton and goat
What is the second most consumed type of meat in the world?
beef and buffalo
What is the third most consumed type of meat in the world?
swine
What is the fourth most consumed type of meat in the world?
poultry
What is the most consumed type of meat in the US?
poultry/broiler
What is the second most consumed type of meat in the US?
beef
What is the third most consumed type of meat in the US?
pork
What is the most common type of meat world wide?
pork
What is the first step during animal processing?
render them unconscious using carbon dioxide gas or by stunning (electrical or mechanical)
What happens after then animals are unconscious?
their jugular vein and/or carotid artery is cut to drain the blood from the animal
After bleeding what happens to cattle and sheep?
their hides are removed
After bleeding what happens to hogs?
they are scalded to remove hair but skin is left on the carcass
What happens after hair and/or skin is removed?
the viscera, offal, or by-products are removed
Offal
head, hide, hair, shanks, and internal organs
What is the stunning method used on cattle and sheep?
captive bolt
What species is carbon dioxide used to render them unconscious during processing?
swine
What carcasses are split down the center of the backbone?
beef and pork
What carcasses are not split?
sheep and goats
After the offal’s are removed from the carcasses what is the next step?
put them in a cooler (28-32 degrees F)
How long after processing will carcasses or products be shipped?
one to two days
Dressing percentage
the relation of hot or cold carcass weight to live weight after the hide and internal organs have been removed
Dressing percentage formula
dressing % = (carcass weight/live weight) x 100
Animals with a higher dressing percentage have…
heavier muscling
Factors that affect dressing percentage
-muscling
-fill (content of digestive tract)
-fatness
-weight of the hide or wool
-horns
-abscesses
-bruises
Beef wholesale cuts
chuck, rib, loin, sirloin, round, brisket, short plate, flank
What is the heaviest beef cut?
the round
Upper chest/start of shoulder beef cut
chuck
lower chest beef cut
bristket
underbelly/lower abdomen beef cut
short plate
flank beef cut
flank
Hindquarters area beef cut
round
Loin area right in front of hindquarters beef cut
sirloin
Loin area behind ribs beef cut
loin
rib area beef cut
rib
Swine wholesale cuts
-leg/ham
-loin
-boston butt
-picnic
-side/belly
Top shoulder/upper chest swine cut
boston butt
Lower chest area swine cut
picnic
Back area swine cut
loin
Underbelly/lower abdomen swine cut
side/belly
Hindquarters swine cut
leg/ham
What cut does bacon come from?
side/belly
Sheep wholesale cuts
-leg
-loin
-rack
-shoulder
-breast
Hindquarters sheep cut
leg
Loin area sheep cut
loin
Back/upper abdomen sheep cut
Rack
Shoulder/upper chest sheep cut
shoulder
Lower chest/underbelly sheep cut
breast
What cut does crown roast come from?
rack
Goat wholesale cuts
-neck
-shoulder
-rib
-loin
-breast
-leg
What type of joints do lambs have?
a break joint on both shanks
What type of joints does mutton have?
2 spool joints
What changes the break joint to a spool joint?
the epiphyseal (growth) plate on the front leg closes to create the spool joint
During the conversion of muscle to meat what is glycogen converted to?
lactic acid