FSC 325 Exam 2 (SP '20) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
T/F: Animals shall have access to water at all times in all holding pens and if held longer than 24 hours,
need to provide feed. - ANSWER ✔✔-T
After stunning, which of the following is NOT a sign of sensibility?
-Vocalization
-Limb movement
-Blinking
-Neck stiff and tense
-Rhythmic breathing - ANSWER ✔✔-Limb Movement
T/F: The North American Meat Institute guidelines require that ALL of the signs of returning to
insensibility MUST be absent to pass an audit. - ANSWER ✔✔-F
Which statement (s) below is INCORRECT:
-Kicking reflexes are normal in captive bolt stunned animals, electrically stunned animals and after ritual
slaughter
-Kicking reflexes should be absent or very feeble for CO2
-An animal showing any signs of return to sensibility must be immediately re-stunned before any
slaughter procedures are started
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-Electrical stunning induces instant insensibility by both concussion and physical destruction of the brain
- ANSWER ✔✔-Electrical stunning induces instant insensibility by both concussion and physical
destruction of the brain
T/F: When manufacturing a sausage product like a hot dog, an emulsion mill may be used to produce a
fine textured batter with little particle identification. - ANSWER ✔✔-T
T/F: The difference between these two types of cutting systems, the Enterprise System and the Unger
System used in meat grinding, is orifice diameters - ANSWER ✔✔-T
T/F: The bowl cutter is a commonly used meat chopping piece of equipment designed to produce small
or very small lean meat particles in frankfurters and liver sausage - ANSWER ✔✔-T
Which statement below is CORRECT?
-In sausage making, water, added in the form of ice, is an important ingredient in order to enhance
protein solution and to keep the temperature of the meat batter low but it is not necessary when
processing frozen meat
-The content of salt (NaCl) in sausage making can be up to 15%; salt adds to the taste of the final product
as well as prevent the growth of microorganisms at this concentration
-Curing meat using nitrite can inhibit lipid peroxidation because it can stabilize fats and reduce rancidity
in meat products
-Nitrosamine is a compound that is formed when Nitrite (NaNO2) combines with red meat pigment in an
acidic environment, this can help the meat maintained the bright red color after heat-treatment -
ANSWER ✔✔-Curing meat using nitrite can inhibit lipid peroxidation because it can stabilize fats and
reduce rancidity in meat products
T/F: The driving force for filtration processes is the pressure applied to the permeate side of the system -
ANSWER ✔✔-F
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