About this course: The Meat We Eat is a course designed to create a more informed consumer about the quality, safety, healthfulness and sustainability of muscle foods and address current issues in animal agriculture in developed and developing countries.

Created by: University of Florida

Taught by: Chad Carr, Ph.D.

Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.6 stars Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Week 1

This week we'll get a basic overview of the US meat industry, and see how it compares to the European system.

5 videos, 7 readings

Video: Welcome From the Instructor
Video: Welcome from Geoffrey Dahl
Reading: Start Here/Syllabus
Reading: References
Reading: Discussion Forum Guidelines
Reading: FAQ
Reading: Animal Sciences at UF
Reading: Final Project
Reading: Week 1
Video: US History
Video: US Animal Meat Production
Video: Comparing US System with International Systems

Graded: Week 1 Quiz

WEEK 2

Week 2

This week, we'll learn about humane animal slaughter, and about converting muscle to meat.

3 videos, 1 reading

Video: Humane Slaughter and Animal Welfare - WITH slaughter video clips
Video: Humane Slaughter and Animal Welfare - without video clips
Reading: Week 2
Video: Muscle Composition & Conversion of Muscle to Meat

Graded: Week 2 Quiz

WEEK 3

Week 3

This week we'll learn about meat inspection, slaughter inspection, and food safety.

3 videos, 1 reading

Video: US Inspection
Reading: Week 3
Video: Slaughter Inspection
Video: Food Safety

Graded: Week 3 Quiz

WEEK 4

Week 4

This week we'll learn about meat quality, fabrication, and packaging.

7 videos, 1 reading

Video: Grading
Video: Quality Grades
Reading: Week 4
Video: Fabrication
Video: Beef Fabrication - Optional lecture
Video: Lamb Fabrication - Optional lecture
Video: Packaging
Video: Subprimal Cutting

Graded: Week 4 Quiz

WEEK 5

Week 5

This week we'll learn about cooking meat!

3 videos, 1 reading

Video: Palatability
Reading: Week 5
Video: Processing & Cooking
Video: Sample Final Project

Graded: Week 5 Quiz

Graded: Meat Cookery Final Project

WEEK 6

Week 6

This week we'll learn about the dietary benefits of meat, the sustainability of the meat industry, and meat byproducts.

3 videos, 1 reading

Video: Meat in the Diet
Reading: Week 6
Video: Technology and Sustainability
Video: By-products

Graded: Week 6 Quiz

WEEK 7

Week 7

This week you'll complete your final project.

1 reading

Reading: Week 7

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Ratings and Reviews

Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 17 ratings

very informative, very interesting,

It was a great course! It has a lot of new and interesting information. I learned a lot with it and will definitely use this knowlegde in the future. It is worth it to who have some interest in the meat subject and want to learn more about it.