ANIMAL SCIENCE 3634c (MEATS)

COURSE INFORMATION

FALL 2004

Text: Meat We Eat (optional). Romans & others. Fourteenth Edition.

Lab Manual: Laboratory Manual for Meat Science. (required). Smith, Savell. Seventh Edition.

Instructor: D. D. Johnson, 224 Animal Science, 392-1922.

E-mail: johnson@animal.ufl.edu.

Office hours: 8:00 – 10:30am Tuesday and Thursday.

Objectives of the Course:

1. To impart knowledge relating the live animal to its ultimate value as a food product.

2. To relate breeding, feeding, selection, and management to changes in the ultimate composition of meat animal products.

3. To develop technological and manipulative skills in the slaughter and cutting of meat animals and the processing of meat products.

4. To relate research results regarding animal production to actual changes in the dollar value of its product.

5. To gain insight into the efficient marketing of animals and their products.

6. To introduce anatomy, muscle structure and function, chemical composition and physical characteristics of carcasses and cuts as determinants of live animal and meat quality.

7. To teach the skills of carcass, wholesale, and retail cut identification to facilitate trading meat products in domestic and export markets.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

As a result of completing the registration form at the University of Florida, every student has signed the following statement: "I understand the University of Florida expects its students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the University."

UF COUNSELING SERVICES

Resources are available on-campus for students having personal problems or lacking clear career and academic goals which interfere with their academic performance. These resources include:

1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal and career counseling;

2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171, personal counseling;

3. Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS), Student Health Care Center, 192-1161, sexual assault counseling and;

4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance and counseling.

Students with Disabilities:

Students requesting classroom accommodations must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.

ANIMAL SCIENCE 3634 (MEATS)
LABORATORY
FALL 2004

Laboratory Manual:

A Laboratory Manual for Meat Science by Smith, Savell. Seventh Edition.

Equipment:

1 scabbard, sanitizable

1 knife, boner 6"

1 steel, smooth 10"

1 pair rubber footwear

1 pair of pants (old jeans are fine)

1 short-sleeved shirt

Lockers will be available for clothing in the Meat Lab during the laboratory period. Pants and shirt must be washed often enough to maintain proper cleanliness. Rubber footwear must be worn during all laboratory periods that involve participation on the slaughter floor, in the cutting room, or in the cooler.

The Meat Laboratory will provide safety helmets, rubber aprons, safety gloves, knives, and cloth aprons. You will be responsible for cleaning it and placing it back in the proper location for subsequent laboratory periods.

Examinations and grading

Exam A – September 28 - 100 pts

Exam B - October 28 - l00 pts

Final Exam - December 15 - 150 pts (5:30 – 7:30pm)

Laboratory quizzes - 3 quizzes of about 20 minutes duration consisting of both a written part and items for identification will be given.			Grading - Grades will be computed on the basis of 525 total points in the course, broken down as follows:
Date	Labs Covered	Points
Sept. 23 Oct. 12 (during lecture) Nov. 4 Dec. 2, 7 Lab Participation	1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9,10 11,12 (Audit Report)	30 30 40 50 25	Lecture Exams Laboratory Final Exam	200 Points 175 Points 150 Points
TOTAL		175	TOTAL	525 Points

Grades will be assigned on the basis of percentage of total possible points:

90 - 100% = A

80 - 89% = B

70 - 79% = C

60 - 69% = D

< 60% = E

Attendance: Attendance is mandatory for all quizzes, exams and laboratories. Excused absences, which allow course points to be made up or adjusted, include the following:

1. Absence for a University-approved field trip or activity (notice must be given one week in advance).

2. Absence for a death or serious illness in the immediate family.

3. Absence resulting from personal illness (verification consisting of a letter of explanation from hospital or doctor on official letterhead).