Unit 1 - Lesson 1 Flashcards
Animal products comprise approximately ___% of the calories and ___% of the protein in the total world food supply.
16%, 55%
Rules and Regulations Governing Meat Inspection in the Philippines
DA AO.06 1975
Consumer Act of the Philippines of 1992 - Access to safe livestock and poultry products
RA 7394
Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines of 2002
RA 9296
An Act to Amending RA 9296
RA 10536
Code of Good Animal Husbandry Practices
PNS/BAFPS 60: 2008
Animal Welfare Act
RA 8485
Premises that are approved and registered by the controlling
authority in which food animals are slaughtered and dressed for human consumption.
Slaughterhouse
The body of any slaughtered animal after bleeding and dressing.
Carcass
Assessment of the value of the animal
Carcass evaluation
Meat that has not yet been treated in any way other than by modified
atmosphere packaging or vacuum packaging to ensure its preservation except that if it
has been subjected only to refrigeration, it continues to be considered as fresh.
Fresh Meat
All domestic animals slaughtered for human consumption such as but not
limited to cattle, carabaos, buffaloes, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, deer, rabbits, ostrich,
and poultry.
Food animal/s
a condition wherein the carcasses or parts of carcasses so marked
have been inspected and found to be safe, wholesome, and fit for human consumption.
Inspected and Passed
a condition wherein the carcasses or parts of carcasses so
marked have been inspected and found to be unsafe, unwholesome, and unfit for human
consumption.
Inspected and Condemned
the intermingling of lean and fat in the muscles; intramuscular fat; seam fat.
Marbling
refers to the fresh, chilled, or frozen edible carcass including offal derived from food animals.
Meat
cuts of pork composed of the loin, ham, belly, and shoulder.
Primal Cuts
a process of making animals unconscious before bleeding.
Stunning
Factors to consider in the selection of animals for slaughter
- Age
- Sex
- Size
- Degree of Fatness
- Class
- Meat/carcass yield consideration
- Loin eye consideration
- Health
The recommended ages of the following livestock for slaughter:
1. Swine
2. Cattle
3. Goat
Swine - 6-12 months
Cattle/Carabao - 3 years or younger
Goat - 1 year
Ideal sizes of the ff. animals for slaughter:
Hogs
Cattle/Carabaos
Goat/sheep
Poultry
Hogs – 80 -110 kg
Cattle/ carabaos – 300 - 450 kg
Goat and sheep – 25 - 30 kg
Poultry – 1.5 - 2.0 kg
In general, meat from old animals is juicier than the meat from young ones.
Young animals have _________ on first chewing but have a final
impression of dryness.
watery meat
Barrows and gilts, stags, shotes, sows, and boars
Classes of Swine
Animals for slaughter must be substantially healthy. Unhealthy
animals must be first treated and brought to normal conditions before slaughter.
Health of the Animal
Management of animals before slaughter
- Drug Withdrawal
- Fasting
- Avoid Stress
- Clean animals
Most drugs are withheld how many days before slaughter?
15 days