Farm to fork harvest and post harvest

most cows are slaughtered either _______ days or _________ after leaving the farm

• 2-3

• 4-5

what are the outcomes for calf in ante mortem inspection

• passed for slaughter

• passed for slaughter but tagged as suspect

• condemned

what are the steps for harvest and post harvest in cattle

1. ante mortem inspection

2. stunning

3. exsanguination

4. head removal

5. hide removal

6. evisceration

7. carcass split

8. carcass wash

9. chiller

does the humane methods of livestock slaughter act cover poultry

no

who enforces the humane methods of livestock slaughter act

FSIS

what are the 4 approved methods for stunning in cattle

• carbon dioxide

• captive bolt

• gunshot

• electrical current

what are the steps for harvest and post harvest in poultry

1. inspect animals(ante mortem inspection)

2. stunning

3. exsanguination

4. scald

5. defeather

6. evisceration

7. chiller

8. carcass split

what stunning tecniques are acceptable for poulry

• electrical water bath

• carbon dioxide

what are the steps for harvest and post harvest in swine

1. ante mortem inspection

2. rest

3. stunning

4. exsanguination

5. scald

6. head removal

7. evisceration

8. chiller

9. carcass split

what stunning methods are approved for pigs

• carbon dioxide

• electrical

when it comes to post mortem inspections the workers are looking for what?

• localized conditions

• generalized conditions

what are the 4 dispositions possible in a post mortem inspection

• condemned

• partially condemned

• pass

• pass for cooking

things added to food that reduce its suitability or quality are known as _________

adulterants

in order to prevent adulterants or microbes post slaughter what is done

• microbiological testing

• residue testing