Information Package / Course Catalogue
Meat Technology I
Course Code: EU239
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 2
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Meat sources, slaughtering, cutting meat into pieces according to Turkish Standards

Course Content

Role of the meat on human nutrition. Sources of meat. Slaughter and slaughter methods. Efficiency in meat and other parts and calculating methods. Changes after killing the meat. Cutting of carcass, processing methods and conservations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the livestocks and how to cut/kill them
2.To be able to comprehend the changes on carcass after killing
3.To be able to comprehend carcass grading
4.To be able to comprehend standart cutting on carcass
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Et Bilimi ve Teknolojisi – Prof .Dr. Aydın Öztan - Gıda Müh.Odası - 2008
2.Et Ürünleri İşleme Müh.- Prof.Dr.H.Yusuf Gökalp, Prof.Dr.Mükerrem Kaya- Doç.Dr.Ömer Zorba - Atatürk Üniversitesi - Ders kitabı
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Role of the meat on human nutrition
Week 1 - Practice
Balanced diet for humans
Week 2 - Theoretical
Slaughter animals
Week 2 - Practice
Utilization on livestocks for slaugtering
Week 3 - Theoretical
Killing/cutting methods
Week 3 - Practice
Killing/cutting and getting carcass
Week 4 - Theoretical
Slaughtering products and sealed
Week 4 - Practice
Carcass inspection and sealing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hot – cold carcass weights, dressing percentage
Week 5 - Practice
Calculating hot – cold carcass weights, dressing percentage
Week 6 - Theoretical
Meat histology
Week 6 - Laboratory
Study on structure of muscle
Week 7 - Theoretical
Physical and chemical characteristic of meats
Week 7 - Practice
Study on different charactesitics of meats
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Changes on carcass after killing
Week 9 - Practice
Conditioning of meat
Week 10 - Theoretical
pH problems on meat
Week 10 - Practice
Study on PSE and DFD characteristics meat
Week 11 - Theoretical
Grades on carcass
Week 11 - Practice
Study on different grades carcass
Week 12 - Theoretical
Standart cuttings on carcass
Week 12 - Practice
Grades on beef and lamb carcass
Week 13 - Theoretical
Conservation on fresh meat
Week 13 - Practice
Study on chilling and freezing systems
Week 14 - Theoretical
Processing of giblets
Week 14 - Practice
Processing of giblets
Week 15 - Theoretical
Fish processing
Week 15 - Practice
Processing on cultured fishes
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Lecture - Practice140228
Laboratory20714
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
5
2
4
3
OÇ-2
5
3
4
2
5
OÇ-3
4
4
3
3
1
OÇ-4
2
3
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026