ANS 3006C Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Agricultural Marketing Service, Epiphyseal Plate, Ossification
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Poultry if there is no more than 1,000 birds per year that are sold. The curtis amendment: purpose is for custom slaughter slaughter of personal meat animals for personal consumption. Because they cook the meat (typically) before distributing it to the consumer: custom processing of game animals for hunters. Fsis: food safety inspection service, a branch of the usda, the mission of the fsis is to ensure that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged. How the system works: beef case study: steer 956 presented with signs of lethargy and was reluctant to move. He could not be destroyed or disposed of until they found out what was wrong with him. Samples were sent to a usda veterinarian for analysis. The diagnosis came back as toxemia: the carcass was condemned and destroyed. Inspector responsibilities: oversees every step and process of meat processing, slaughter: Apply an inspection stamp: further processing: