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Course code: VVSS00273o12
Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Slaughter Animals and Meat Hygiene I
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 7
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr Lech Rak
Language of instruction: Polish / English


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: a)Identifies the food safety hazards that occur in the process of slaughtering animals for slaughter b)Indicates the current rules governing the veterinary supervision of obtaining meat from slaughter and game animals c)Identifies changes in meat induced by disease processes that affect the quality and evaluation of meat d)Proposes and plans post-mortem laboratory testing of meat Practical skills: a)Estimates and identifies risks to humans, due to improper assessment of the post mortem meat b)Performs ante-mortem examination of animals for slaughter and post-slaughter meat c)Identifies the hazards for humans, which result from the consumption of meat not submitted sanitary-veterinary inspection

Competences: a)Defines the terms of cooperation with the Veterinary Inspection and State Sanitary Inspectorate to protect public health b)Makes decision on the evaluation of meat after veterinary inspection.

Prerequisites: Animal anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, infectious diseases, parasitiology.

Course content: Students learn the welfare requirements for animals welfare during transport and slaughter, stunning and slaughtering proceses, meat inspection techniques, and post-mortem evaluation and labeling and marking rules, chemical and microbiological laboratory changes occurring in meat after slaughter, treatment of side articles, storage and transport of meat, safety management systems,

Recommended literature: Wilson's Practical Meat Inspection. William G. Wilson: Meat Hygiene. J. F. Gracey, David S. Collins, Robert J. Huey Meat hygiene. David S. Collins http://books.google.pl/books?id=KPi6XkazZYIC&printsec=frontcover&hl=pl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Game meat hygiene in focus. Microbiology, epidemiology, risk analysis and quality assurance edited by: P. Paulsen, A. Bauer, M. Vodnansky, R. Winkelmayer and F.J.M. Smulders

Assessment methods: Passing grade of classes after each semester; passing practical exam on meat inspection; final written or oral exam after semester 9. Minimum required knowledge for passing- 60%.

Comment: This subject lasts 3 semesters: Meat hygiene I, II, III. There are obligatory field study in slaughter-houses.