Quality And Safety Standards Of Animal Products

Muhtasari

A tray of eggs at Mile 12 market and a tray of eggs from a certified layer farm can look identical, yet one may carry salmonella and the other may not. Freshness, size and shell colour are quality questions. Whether the egg can make you ill is a safety question, and Nigeria answers it through a whole chain of people you never meet: the farmer who kept a withdrawal period, the vet who stamped a carcass at the abattoir, and the regulator who checked the label on a sachet of milk.

In this lesson you will learn what quality standards and safety standards actually mean for meat, eggs and milk, what makes a product fall short of each, and which Nigerian agency does what, from the farm gate to the dinner table. You will trace a product through every checkpoint along the way, work through the calculations and scenarios WAEC sets on withdrawal periods and spoilage, and learn the hygienic practices that keep animal products fit to eat.

Malengo

  1. Define quality standards of animal products
  2. Explain safety standards applied to animal products
  3. State the agencies responsible for regulating quality and safety of animal products in Nigeria
  4. Explain the factors that affect the quality of animal products
  5. Describe hygienic practices that ensure safe animal products

Maelezo ya Somo

A family in Ibadan buys smoked fish from a roadside seller, cooks it and falls sick that night. Another family buys chicken from a registered abattoir in the same city and never gives it a second thought. The difference is rarely visible on the plate. It is decided earlier, by whether the animal was healthy, whether the carcass was handled hygienically, whether the cold chain held, and whether anyone with the authority to stop a bad product actually did. Quality standards and safety standards are the two yardsticks that decide this, and WAEC expects you to keep them clearly apart.

Tathmini ya Somo

Hongera kwa kukamilisha somo la Quality And Safety Standards Of Animal Products. Sasa kwa kuwa umechunguza dhana na mawazo muhimu, ni wakati wa kuweka ujuzi wako kwa mtihani. Sehemu hii inatoa mazoezi mbalimbali maswali yaliyoundwa ili kuimarisha uelewaji wako na kukusaidia kupima ufahamu wako wa nyenzo.

Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.

Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.

  1. Which of the following is a quality attribute rather than a safety attribute of meat? A. Presence of Salmonella B. Firmness and colour of the meat C. Antibiotic residue level D. Presence of a zoonotic disease agent Answer: B
  2. The minimum time that must pass after a drug dose before an animal may be slaughtered for food is called the: A. Grading period B. Incubation period C. Withdrawal period D. Quarantine period Answer: C
  3. Which Nigerian agency carries out ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of animals at abattoirs? A. NAFDAC B. Standards Organisation of Nigeria C. Veterinary services of the Ministry of Agriculture D. Local traders' association Answer: C
  4. A disease that can pass from an animal to a human through meat or milk, such as bovine tuberculosis, is called a: A. Zoonosis B. Vector disease C. Deficiency disease D. Genetic disorder Answer: A
  5. Which of these best describes wholesomeness in an animal product? A. Being the largest size available B. Being the cheapest on the market C. Being fresh, uncontaminated and fit for its purpose D. Being registered by NAFDAC Answer: C

Maswali ya Zamani

Unajiuliza maswali ya zamani kuhusu mada hii yanaonekanaje? Hapa kuna idadi ya maswali kuhusu Quality And Safety Standards Of Animal Products kutoka miaka iliyopita.

Swali 1 Ripoti

(a) Explain each of the following terms as used in the slaughtering of farm animals:
(i) scalding 
(ii) singeing:
(iii) evisceration.

(b) Name four agents involved in the marketing of farm animals and animal products

(c) State five marketing functions that could be performed to facilitate the sale of chicken and eggs.

(d) Name three stages in the life cycle of a roundworm.

(e) Mention two methods of animal improvement.