Welcome to the home page of ANSC 307. Below you will find links to the current syllabus for the course, a link to allow students to check their grades, and other items of interest related to this course.

Syllabus and grades

• ANSC 307 Spring 2008 syllabus
• ANSC 307 Honors syllabus
• ANSC 307 Summer syllabus

Study aids

• ANSC 307 Lab Identification Page. Under construction.
• Beef muscles. Actual pictures from steaks used in ANSC 307.
• Fresh Beef Photography. Pictures of beef retail cuts from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
• Bovine skeleton. Anatomy and Growth & Development page from College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky.
• Pork cuts. Armour's "All About Pork" Page. Click on the part of the carcass to find retail cuts.
• Identification Slides (Must have PowerPoint 97/98 or PowerPoint 98 Viewer installed on computer)
  • Quiz A slides -- Fall 1999
  • Quiz A slides -- Spring 2000
  • Quiz B slides -- Fall 1999
  • Quiz B slides -- Spring 2000
  • Quiz C slides -- Fall 1999
  • Quiz C slides -- Spring 2000

Honors' student presentations

• 2001 student Microsoft PowerPoint presentations (best viewed in Microsoft Internet Explorer)
  • Animal Welfare -- Carrie Adams, Justin Butler, Kelton Mason, Rachel Speed, and Philip Vinson
  • BSE -- Brooke Handlin, Kristen Kastner, Jeff Smaistrala, and Matthew Chalmers
  • E. coli O157:H7 -- Cari Rincker, Erin Morrow, Brad McMurtry, and Roger Lee
  • Listeria monocytogenes --

Meat companies

• IBP. The world's largest meat packing company.
• Cargill Foods. Cargill Foods including Excel Corporation.
• Swift Brands.
• Hormel Foods. Home of hot dogs, Cure 81® hams, and SPAM®.
• Oscar Mayer Foods. Home of great hot dogs and bologna.
• HoneyBaked Hams. The famous spiral sliced hams.

Key livestock and meat trade associations

• American Association of Meat Processors
  
• American Meat Institute
  
• American Meat Science Association
  
• American Ostrich Association
  
• American Sheep Industry Association
• American Society of Animal Science
  
• Beef.org
  
• Food Marketing Institute. Organization that represents the nation's supermarkets.
  
• Institute of Food Technologists
  
• International HACCP Alliance
  
• North American Meat Processors Association
  
• National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. Fun and interesting facts about hot dogs.
  
• National Meat Association
  
• National Pork Board
• National Pork Producers Council
  
• Porkscience.org
  
• Southwest Meat Association
  
• Texas Beef Council
  
• Texas Cattle Feeders Association
  
• U.S. Meat Export Federation
  
• WorldMeat

USDA pages

• USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service. Home page of FSIS.
• USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service. Home page of AMS.

Livestock and meat information

• Dr. Temple Grandin's home page. Livestock behaviour, design of facilities and humane slaughter.
• OSU breeds of livestock. For those that need extra help in knowing the breeds we speak of in class.
• National Beef Quality Audit -- 1995. Executive summary of that report.
• Meat Facts. From the American Meat Institute.
• International HACCP Alliance.