35683 - Practice on Inspection, Control and Certification of Fresh Meat

Learning outcomes

Aim: The student must acquire the ability of pointing and estimating critically the salubrity, the quality and and the possibie adulterations of fresh meat. The student must know how to utilize the National and ECC rules to exprime a judgement on merit on fresh meat during its production, commercialization and use by the final consumer. The student must also acquire competences on the control of the phases of production of fresh meat, red and white.

Course contents

For the complete program see to SYLLABUS of Prof. Roberto Rosmini. The following is only rhe summary. Animal slaughtering, ante-mortem examination, stunning, peculiar urgent slaughtering, post-mortem examination. Inspecyive techniques fore seen by Reg. EU 853-854-882/2004 e 2073-2074-2075/2005 and successive amendments. Sanitary estimations at inspective examinations for functional disorders, traumatic lesions, malformations, localized alterations, actinobacillosis and actinomycosis, anthrax, tuberculosis, lymphadenitis, glanders, rabies, tetanus, salmonellosis, brucellosis, mal rosso, botulism, septicaemia, pyoemia, toxaemia, acute inflammatory lesions, bronchial pneumoniae, pleuritis, peritonitis, metritis, mastitis, arthritis, pericarditis, enteritis, meningoencephalitis, BSE, sarcosporidiosis, cysticercosis, cenurosis, trichinellosis, cachexy, anaemia, tumours, abscesses and other purulent lesions, caseous lymphadenitis. Sanitary extimations of the inspection of rabbits, hair-game and feather-game, winged animals and ratiti.

Readings/Bibliography

Igiene e tecnologie degli alimenti di origine animale Ed. 2010 Ed. Le Point Vétérinaire Italie Milano; Marcato PS Patologia animale e ispezione sanitaria delle carni fresche. Testo e atlante. Ed. Edagricole 1995 Bologna

Teaching methods

Theoretical lessons and exemplifications of real cases will be supported by guided visits or documentations of fresh meat production plants

Assessment methods

Test formalities. The examination consists in a conversation about the subjets of the course and in a practical test on the execution of the inspective examination, in the production of short critical papers or written answers to questionnaires on subjects of interest.

Teaching tools

Drill-lessons on inspective techniques and practical demonstrations of the ante and post mortem diagnostic are made in the Department's slaughter-house.

Links to further information

http://www.scienzaediritto.com

Office hours

See the website of Roberto Rosmini