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MEAT518 Meat Technology

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level A - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
13 September 2008 14 September 2008 Compulsory
Supervised Exam June/November
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites
Restrictions MEAT 418
Notes First Semester on-campus; Second Semester off-campus
Combined Units MEAT418 - Meat Technology
Coordinator(s) John Thompson (jthompso@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit consists of 39 lectures and an excursion and provides an advanced understanding of industry activities in meat processing. It covers all aspects of the operations of meat works; meat safety; meat preservation, storage, packaging and transport; secondary processing and smallgoods production; industry by-products; pet foods; hides and skins and the chemistry and analysis of meats. All species are covered including poultry. Practical sessions focus on industry visits. Available as a postgraduate unit. Students enrolled in MEAT518 will have to complete the requirements for MEAT418 and complete additional guided reading/practical work appropriate to the needs of individual students.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

No texts required
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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