ASI 350 Lab Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Solved | Latest Update

ASI 350 Lab Exam 1 Questions and

Answers 100% Solved | Latest Update


percentage of the animal's live weight represented by the carcass -

✔✔dressing percentage

dressing percentage equation - ✔✔(hot carcass weight/live weight) x 100

dressing percentage is affected by: - ✔✔fill, finish, muscling, sex, type, hide

weight

DP of beef - ✔✔62-64%

DP of pork - ✔✔72-74%

DP of lamb - ✔✔50-55%

what is cooler shrink - ✔✔percentage of the carcass's weight lost in the

chilling process

cooler shrink equation - ✔✔100*(hot carcass wt - cold carcass wt)/hot

carcass wt

cooler shrinkage is affected by - ✔✔chill time, cooler humidity, air vs spray

chilling, and cooler temps


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, what are the steps in harvast? - ✔✔1. antemortem inspection

2. immobilization

3. exsanguination

4. head removal

5. feet or toenail removal

6. skin or hair removal

7. evisceration

8. splitting

9. postmortem inspection

10. washing

11. organic acid spray

12. chilling

animals should be held without feed but with water for ___ prior to

slaughter - ✔✔24 hrs

what are the 3 inspections USDA inspectors pass - ✔✔inspected and

passed, U.S Suspect, and U.S condemned

immobilization is required by - ✔✔humane methods of slaughter act of

1978

three approved methods - ✔✔physical(cattle)


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