Course: Meat Technology

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Course title Meat Technology
Course code KKZP/TM
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Smetana Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The influence of individual activities on the technological properties of meat and the possibilities of influencing them - welfare, slaughterong, cutting, salting, meat production, heat treatment, the influence of the cooling and cold chain. Meat defects - PSE, DFD. Binding, marbling. Influence of aditives.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual preparation for exam
  • Preparation for classes - 133 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 67 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to expand and deepen the knowledge about the technological properties of meat of slaughter animals obtained by previous studies
Students understand the basic concepts of meat technology
Prerequisites
Knowledge on basic principles of quality and processing of animal products

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Students are acquainted with the requirements necessary for successful completion of the course at the beginning of the study
Recommended literature
  • Ingr, Ivo. Produkce a zpracování masa. Vyd. 2., nezměn. V Brně : Mendelova univerzita, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7375-510-2.
  • Ingr, Ivo. Technologie masa. 1. vyd. Brno : MZLU, 1996. ISBN 80-7157-193-8.
  • Schneller, Thomas. Meat : identification, fabrication, utilization. Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4283-1994-3.
  • Schneller, Thomas. Poultry : identification, fabrication, utilization. Clifton Park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4354-0038-2.
  • Steinhauser, Ladislav. Produkce masa. Tišnov : Last, 2000. ISBN 80-900260-7-9.
  • Steinhauserová, Iva. Campylobacter sp. v prostředí a v potravinách živočišného původu. 1. vyd. Brno : LAST, 1998. ISBN 80-900260-5-2.
  • Steinhauserová, Iva. Produkce a zpracování drůbeže, vajec a medu. 1. vyd. Brno : VFU (Brno), 2003. ISBN 80-7305-462-0.
  • Toldrá, Fidel. Handbook of meat processing. Ames : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8138-2182-5.
  • Toldrá, Fidel. Meat Biotechnoligy. Springer-Verlag New York, 2008. ISBN 978-0-387-79381-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Special zootechnics (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Special Zootechnics (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -