MVFH 813 : Meat Hygiene and Control (II)

Department

Department of Food Hygiene

Academic Program

Master in Food hygiene control

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

Overview

The courses teach the economic and nutritional value of meat and its products - slaughterhouses and their importance - the carcass (main cuts and chemical composition) - the structure and function of meat muscles - changes in meat muscles after slaughter - factors affecting the palatability of meat - identification of meat types - slaughter and processing of poultry and rabbits - meat and fish products processed meat (cured meat - sausage products - smoked meat - dried meat - canned meat - canned, smoked and dried fish) - by-products of meat, poultry and fish hygiene.