Acerca de este curso: 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.
Creada por: University of Florida
Enseñado por: Chad Carr, Ph.D.
| Idioma | English |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
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Programa
SEMANA 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 lecturas
- Vídeo: 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
- Vídeo: US History
- Vídeo: US Animal Meat Production
- Vídeo: Comparing US System with International Systems
Calificado: Week 1 Quiz
SEMANA 2
Week 2
This week, we'll learn about humane animal slaughter, and about converting muscle to meat.
3 videos, 1 lectura
- Vídeo: Humane Slaughter and Animal Welfare - without video clips
- Reading: Week 2
- Vídeo: Muscle Composition & Conversion of Muscle to Meat
Calificado: Week 2 Quiz
SEMANA 3
Week 3
This week we'll learn about meat inspection, slaughter inspection, and food safety.
3 videos, 1 lectura
- Reading: Week 3
- Vídeo: Slaughter Inspection
- Vídeo: Food Safety
Calificado: Week 3 Quiz
SEMANA 4
Week 4
This week we'll learn about meat quality, fabrication, and packaging.
7 videos, 1 lectura
- Vídeo: Quality Grades
- Reading: Week 4
- Vídeo: Fabrication
- Vídeo: Beef Fabrication - Optional lecture
- Vídeo: Lamb Fabrication - Optional lecture
- Vídeo: Packaging
- Vídeo: Subprimal Cutting
Calificado: Week 4 Quiz
SEMANA 5
Week 5
This week we'll learn about cooking meat!
3 videos, 1 lectura
- Reading: Week 5
- Vídeo: Processing & Cooking
- Vídeo: Sample Final Project
Calificado: Week 5 Quiz
Calificado: Meat Cookery Final Project
SEMANA 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 lectura
- Reading: Week 6
- Vídeo: Technology and Sustainability
- Vídeo: By-products
Calificado: Week 6 Quiz
SEMANA 7
Week 7
This week you'll complete your final project.
1 lectura
- Reading: Week 7
Preguntas Frecuentes
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University of Florida
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Tarifa
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Accede a los materiales del curso | Disponible |
| Accede a los materiales con calificación | Disponible |
| Recibe una calificación final | Disponible |
| Obtén un Certificado de curso para compartir | Disponible |
Calificaciones y revisiones
Excellent course, really enjoying it so far. I'm a farmer myself in Scotland and want to learn more about international meat farming and this was ideal.
Fantastic, loved it. Very informative
very informative, very interesting,
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Extremely thorough and informative, though the videos are long; perfectly understandable to the layperson who does not have a degree in nutrition or biology. Loses a star for the quizzes only being available if the course is purchased.