DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL, 2006
COURSE NUMBER: 3182
TITLE: MEAT GRADING AND SELECTION
FACULTY
MEMBER: Dr. Gretchen Hilton SECRETARY:
104A
Animal Science 104
Animal Science
744-6616 744-6616
Office Hours: By appointment
ASSISTANT:
PREREQUISITES: ANSI 2253
TEXT: MEAT GRADING AND SELECTION (3rd Edition)
H. G. Dolezal
MEAT EVALUATION HANDBOOK
National
Live Stock and Meat Board
DESCRIPTION: Classifying and
grading carcasses, wholesale cuts, and subprimal cuts of beef, pork, and lamb;
factors influencing quality and value.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To teach the
concepts of judging and grading as well as facilitate value determination of
meat animal carcasses and cuts.
2. To provide students
with the necessary terminology to effectively describe carcasses of each
species, to identify differences among carcasses of the same species, and to
defend their decisions via written and oral reasons.
3. To relate
research contributions to the grading systems and evaluation principles used
for beef, pork, and lamb.
4. To gain
insight into product marketing with the Institutional Meat Purchase
Specifications for beef, pork, and lamb approved by USDA.
ANIMAL SCIENCE 3182
- FALL 2005
TOPICS:
(1) USDA Quality Grades for Beef
(2) USDA Yield Grades for Beef
(3) USDA Quality and Yield Grades for Pork
(4) Note Taking Skills
(5) Reasons -- Style and Format
(6) Evaluation of Pork Carcasses
(7) Evaluation of Fresh Hams
(8) USDA Quality Grades for Lamb
(9) USDA Yield Grades for Lamb
(10) Evaluation of Lamb Carcasses
(11) Evaluation of Beef Carcasses (Judging,
Terminology, and Reasons)
(12) Evaluation
of Beef Wholesale Cuts (Rounds, Loins, Ribs, and Short Loins)
(13) Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications
for Beef
(14) Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications
for Pork and Lamb
(15) Carcass Pricing for Beef, Pork and Lamb
(16) Retail Cut Placing and Identification (FFA
and 4-H)
(17) Research --
Use of Carcass Measures in Palatability, Cutability, and Value Predictions
EXAMS:
Two major exams will be given on the
following dates:
MAJOR EXAM A -- September 29th at 3:30 p.m.
MAJOR EXAM B -- November 8th at 3:30 p.m.
A comprehensive FINAL EXAM will be given on
Thursday, December 15th
from 2:00
a.m. to 3:50 p.m.
ANIMAL SCIENCE 3182
- FALL 1995
GRADING:
20% -- MAJOR
EXAM A
20% -- MAJOR
EXAM B
20% -- QUIZZES
AND WORKSHEETS
20% -- JUDGING
AND REASONS
20% -- FINAL
EXAM
_____
100%
Grades will be assigned on the basis of:
90.0
to 100% = A
80.0
to 89.9% = B
70.0
to 79.9% = C
60.0
to 69.9% = D
59.9
or less = F
IMPORTANT DATES:
September
5 -- Labor Day Recess
October
15-18 -- Fall Recess
*October
1 -- Eastern National Contest
*November
5 -- American Royal Contest
*October
30 -- Cargill
Meat Solutions High Plains Contest
*November
13 -- International Contest
November
24-25 -- Thanksgiving Recess
December
12-16 -- Final Exams
ANIMAL SCIENCE 3182
- FALL 1995
IMPORTANT DATES (cont.):
January
9 -- Spring Semester Begins
*January
15 -- National Western Contest
*February
4 -- Southwestern Contest
*March
4 --
March
13-17 -- Spring Break