Meat processing

Advanced meat recovery (AMR) is a slaughterhouse process by which residual meat trimmings are extracted from bones and other carcass materials. This meat is comparable in appearance, texture, and composition to meat trimmings and similar meat products derived by hand. This new machinery separates meat from bone by scraping, shaving, or pressing the meat from the bone without breaking or grinding the bone. Product produced by advanced meat recovery machinery can be labeled using terms associated with hand-deboned product (e.g., "beef trimmings" and " ground beef"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced meat recovery"

A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods through private stores, but nowadays, most meat is sold through supermarkets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Butcher"

Natural casings of sausages are made from the submucosa, a layer of the intestine that consists mainly of collagen. The fat and the inner mucosa lining are removed. Artificial casings are made of collagen, cellulose or even plastic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Casing (sausage)"

Crax, an abbreviation for "cracklings", refers to a by-product of agricultural rendering. When bones and other connective tissue are separated from useful meat, they are typically desiccated and ground. Crax is sometimes then used in other products, such as an agricultural nutrient. An off-market use for pork crax is as an effective deer repellent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crax"

Factory farming describes a type of intensive commercial agriculture that employs extreme growing techniques to produce the greatest ouput in the least space, usually with heavy use of agrichemicals and veterinary drugs. It often refers to large-scale, industrialized production of livestock, poultry, and fish. The practice is widespread in developed nations—much of the meat, dairy, and eggs available in supermarkets are produced in this manner. ...more on Wikipedia about "Factory farming"

A feedlot or feedyard is a type of concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) which is used for fattening livestock, notably cattle, prior to slaughter. They may contain thousands of animals in an array of pens. Most feedlots require some type of governmental permit and must have plans in place to deal with the large amount of waste that is generated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Feedlot"

The United States Food Safety and Inspection Service is charged with ensuring that all meat, poultry, and processed egg products in the United States are safe to consume and accurately labeled. This includes all food products that contain more than 2-3% meat products. ...more on Wikipedia about "Food Safety and Inspection Service"

Frank Perdue ( May 9, 1920 – March 31, 2005), born in Salisbury, Maryland, was for many years the president of Perdue Farms, now one of the largest chicken-producing companies in the United States. His promotion of the Perdue brand through high-profile advertising resulted in its being the first well-known brand of chicken in the U.S. He turned over leadership of Perdue Farms to his son, Jim Perdue, in 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank Perdue"

Hatfield Quality Meats is primarily a pork meat packing company out of Hatfield, Pennsylvania. They produce over 1,200 different fresh and manufactured pork products. Hatfield's distribution is primarily on the East Coast of the United States, as well as some international markets. Their hot dogs are sold at Philadelphia Phillies baseball home games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatfield Quality Meats"

Horse slaughter is the practice of slaughtering horses for meat (to be consumed by humans or other animals) or other purposes, such as the manufacture of gelatin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horse slaughter"

The Humane Slaughter Act, or the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act, is a United States federal law designed to protect food animals during the moment of their slaughter. It was passed in 1958. ...more on Wikipedia about "Humane Slaughter Act"

Industrial rendering is a factory-scale process that uses slaughterhouse waste, restaurant grease, and butcher shop trimmings as its raw materials. This material can include the fatty tissue, heads, bones, offal, other waste animal parts, animals condemned at slaughterhouses, and those that have died on farms, in transit, etc. The raw material may be beef, pork, or poultry. The rendering process simultaneously dries the material and separates the fat from the bone and protein. After rendering, the materials are much more resistant to spoiling. The fat can be used in animal feed, in soap-making, in candles, as a raw material for biodiesel production, and as a feed-stock for the oleochemical industry. The bone and protein becomes dry particles known as meat and bone meal. For many years meat and bone meal were fed to cattle. This practice is now prohibited in developed countries because it is believed to be the main route for the spread of BSE (mad-cow disease). Meat and bone meal is still fed to non- ruminant animals in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Industrial rendering"

Meat and bone meal (MBM) is a by-product of the rendering industry. It is typically about 50% protein, 35% ash, 8-12% fat, and 4-7% moisture. It is primarily used in the formulation of animal feed to improve the amino acid profile of the feed. Feeding of MBM to cattle is thought to have been responsible for the spread of BSE. In most parts of the world, MBM is no longer allowed in feed for ruminant animals. However, in some areas, including the US, MBM is still used to feed monogastric animals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meat and bone meal"

A meat carver is a person who carves individual portions from roasts and poultry to obtain maximum number of meat portions, using carving knives and meat-slicing machines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meat carving"

The meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meat packing industry"

Mechanically separated meat (MSM), also known as mechanically recovered meat (MRM) is a paste-like and batter-like meat product produced by forcing beef, pork or chicken bones, with attached edible meat, under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue. Mechanically separated meat has been used in certain meat and meat products since the late 1960s. This product can be contrasted with meat extracted by advanced meat recovery systems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mechanically separated meat"

Mechanically Separated Poultry (MSP) is a paste-like or batter-like poultry product produced by forcing bones, with attached edible tissue, through a sieve or similar device under high pressure to separate bone from the edible tissue. Mechanically separated poultry has been used in poultry products since the late 1960s. In 1995, controversy in the USA was addressed by a final rule on mechanically separated poultry that it is safe and can be used without restrictions. However, it must be labeled as "mechanically separated chicken or turkey" in the product's ingredients statement. The USDA's final rule became effective November 4, 1996. Hot dogs can contain any amount of mechanically separated chicken or turkey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mechanically separated poultry"

Pithing is a slaughtering technique in which the brain of the animal is scrambled with a tool inserted through the hole in the skull created by captive bolt stunning. Pithing further immobilizes the animal after stunning and before exsanguination. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pithing"

A Skinner is a person that skins sections of animals or whole animals, such as cattle, sheep, and hogs, to prepare them for cooking. Historically the term referred to those engaged in the trade of skins and furs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skinner (profession)"

Slaughter is the term to kill and butcher domestic livestock as food for humans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slaughter (livestock)"

A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir ( French, ultimately from the verb abattre which means "to strike down"), is a facility where farm animals are killed and processed into meat products. The animals most commonly slaughtered for food are cattle ( beef & veal), sheep ( lamb & mutton), pigs ( pork), poultry and horses (mostly in Europe). ...more on Wikipedia about "Slaughterhouse"

The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards was a company and place in Chicago, Illinois. It operated for 106 years beginning on Christmas Day in 1865 to 1971 after several decades of decline brought on by the decentralization of the meat packing industry. The stock yards made Chicago the center of the American meat packing industry for decades and at one point more meat was processed here than in any other place in the world. In fact the size and scale of the stockyards along with technological advancements in railcar refrigeration allowed for the creation of some of America's first truly global companies led by entrepreneurs such as Gustavus Franklin Swift and Philip Danforth Armour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Union Stock Yards"

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