Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
16011301T11205MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY-ICompulsory235
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to gain checking skills about the production of fresh meat products, frozen meat products, slaughterhouse by-products, poultry meat products, aquatic products in according to Turkish Food Codex and Turkish Standarts.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet BAYAZ
Learning Outcomes
1Ability to produce fresh meat products
2Ability to produce frozen meat products
3Ability to produce slaughterhouse by-products
4Ability to produce poultry meat
5Ability to produce seafood products
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Slaughtered animals in the world and in our country. Slaughter process. Carcass yield and carcass dissection methods. Separation of meat from carcass and the classification of meat according to the quality. Cooling and freezing of fresh meat. Processed and frozen meat products. Slaughterhouse by-products processing. Poultry meat production. Production of fresh and canned seafood products.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Production of fresh meat productsCutting application in slaughterhouse
2Production of fresh meat productsDetermination of meat pH
3Production of fresh meat productsDetermination of moisture content of meat and meat products
4Production of fresh meat productsDetermination of water-holding capacity
5Production of frozen meat productsFat determination in fried meat (phishing technique)
6Production of frozen meat productsSoxhlet fat determination in meat and meat products
7Production of frozen meat productsNitrite searching in cured meat products
8Mid term exam1st laboratory exam
9Production of frozen meat productsQuantification of nitrite (solution preparation)
10Production of slaughterhouse by-productsQuantification of nitrite
11Production of slaughterhouse by-productsTechnical visit
12Production of poultry meat productsDetermination of lactic acid in cured meat products
13Production of poultry meat productsDetermination of putrefaction in meat products
14Production of seafood productsDetermination of sorbic acid in meat products
15Production of seafood productsTechnical visit
16Final exam2nd laboratory exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Anar, Ş., 2010. Et ve Et Ürünleri Teknolojisi. Dora Yayınevi, Bursa. 2. Öztan, A., 1999. Et Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara. ISBN: 975-491-084-7 3. Gökalp, H. Y., M. Kaya, Ö. Zorba, 1997. Et Ürünleri İşleme Mühendisliği. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No:320, Erzurum.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Practice14114
Field Trip212
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11616
Laboratory Midterm Examination212
Homework12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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