APM 3104 Animal Product Quality Assurance

This course is designed to equip students with knowledge on production, processing and marketing of products which are safe, wholesome and free of physical, chemical and microbiological contamination.

Course Objectives

• To introduce the student to problems of foodborne infections and intoxications
• To equip student with knowledge and skill in standard laboratory techniques for microbial isolation.
• To train students on the principles of Animal product quality assurance
• To train students in good production and manufacturing processes

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, learners should be able to:

• Name the different animal products
• Identify the sources of contaminants of animal products
• Explain the importance of  food borne infections and food intoxications
• Understand the different standard laboratory techniques for microbial analysis
• Discuss the principles of quality assurance of animal products.
• Explain Good production and manufacturing practices of animal products
• To know the national and international legislation relating to quality assurance