Subject status: compulsory
Subject delivered during terms 8 and 9 covers the theoretical and practical knowledge providing the base for performance by the future veterinary surgeons of one of the fundamental and defined by the law professional functions that is examination and evaluation of slaughter animals and meat.
Within the framework of the lectures and classes as well as 2-week internship at an abattoir students acquire knowledge concerning the principles of trade in slaughter animals, pre-slaughter inspection, slaughter, post-slaughter processing, post-slaughter inspection of pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, poultry and game animals as well as evaluation and marking of the meat. Location and principles of the abattoir construction. Sanitary-veterinary procedure on detecting infectious or parasitic diseases and meat quality deviations. Food infections and poisoning. Presence of biogenous amines, antibiotics, hormones, toxic metals, pesticides and radioactive substances in tissues of slaughter animals and their influence on the human body.
Person responsible for delivery of the subject:
dr n. wet. Beata Wysok
e-mail: beata.wysok@uwm.edu.pl