Livestock and Meat Evaluation (AG181)

Term: 2013-2014 Fall

Faculty

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (8/14/2013 - 12/12/2013) Location: MAIN-TC-121

Description

Integrated approach to live and post-harvest evaluation, grading and selection of meat ani mals. Focus on beef, pork, and lamb species. Emphasis on criteria necessary for assessin g economically relevant livestock traits for value determination. Evaluation of meat prod uct merit will be discussed, in addition to a nalysis of proper selection procedures for br eeding, feeder and market animals to produce meat products that meet industry demands.