Information Package / Course Catalogue
Pork Production, Quality and Pork Products Technologies
Course Code: VBH630
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Factors affecting pork meat quality and requirements in order to provide high quality pork meat. Pork meat products processing technologies.

Course Content

Quality parameters for pork meat. ham, bacon, raw, dry, fermented and cooked sausage technologies , , hamburger, blood sausage and liver pate production techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ergün Ömer GÖKSOY
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn pork meat quality parameters.
2.To have sufficient knowledge related with factors affecting por meat quality.
3.To know the pork meat production techniques.
4.To learn pork meat production quailty parameters
5.Identify and use resources to increase knowledge of the subject
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Meat and Meat products.
2.Lawrie's Meat Science
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
The nutritional value of pork meat
Week 3 - Theoretical
Postmortem changes in pork meat
Week 4 - Theoretical
Quality parameters of pork meat
Week 5 - Theoretical
Water holding capacity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Color and texture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Taste and aroma
Week 8 - Theoretical
Review (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ham processing technology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Bacon processing technology
Week 11 - Theoretical
Blood sausage processing technology
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sausage types and their processing technologies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sausage types and their processing technologies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sausage types and their processing technologies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory101414
Assignment101010
Reading140114
Midterm Examination117118
Final Examination118119
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026