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. |
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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 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 - 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
- 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: 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
- 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
- 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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| Access to course materials | Available |
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Ratings and Reviews
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.