Department of Meat Science and Technology |
Facilities:
- The Department of Meat Science and Technology has established a mechanized meat processing plant, carcass grading and meat cuts standardization facility and high-tech meat processing laboratory at UVAS Lahore campus. Main purpose of this facility is training/education of students according to requirements of industry, as a training facility for industry personnel and as a research facility for meat science and technology projects.
- Meat tech lab (CLC) UVAS Ravi Campus
- Food Safety & Hygiene Lab (CLC) UVAS Ravi Campus
- UVAS has a modern poultry processing plant at Avian Research and Training Centre (ARTC) for quail processing which is available for research on quail meat.
- In addition to this the department has recently signed an MOU with Punjab Agriculture Meat Company (PAMCO) for conducting student demonstration and research
- Construction of a feedlot fattening farm, poultry processing and product development unit and up gradation of meat processing and quality lab is planned in the near future.
Available Equipment:
- Detail of equipment available in the department of Meat Science and Technology is as under. (worth 42 Million PKR).
Sr. No. |
Name of Equipment |
Sr. No. |
Name of Equipment |
1 |
Vacuum Packaging machine |
19 |
Meat Texture analyzer |
2 |
Modified Atmosphere Packaging Machine |
20 |
Minolta Colorimeter |
3 |
Vacuum tumbler |
21 |
Electrical Stimulation Apparatus |
4 |
Multi-needle injector |
22 |
pH meter |
5 |
Bowl chopper and emulsifier |
23 |
Safety Cabinet level 2 |
6 |
Sausage stuffer |
24 |
Vacuum packer |
7 |
Cooking water bath |
25 |
Weighing scale |
8 |
Meat Mincer |
26 |
Display Chiller |
9 |
Meat mixer |
27 |
Buchi Distillation unit |
10 |
Meat Slicer |
28 |
Centrifuge machine |
11 |
Electric Meat Saw |
29 |
Mechanical deboner |
12 |
Ice Flaker |
30 |
Chicken nuggets machine |
13 |
Upright meat refrigerator |
31 |
Color Test Meter |
14 |
Chicken fryer |
32 |
Water distillation plant |
15 |
Electric Steel Plate Griddle |
33 |
Lab air drying oven |
16 |
Freezer (-20 0C to -40 0C) |
34 |
Rational Oven Type |
17 |
Waste Chopper |
35 |
Water Holding Capacity Apparatus |
18 |
Automatic Double Chamber Smoked Machine |
36 |
Digital Infrared Meat / Food Thermometer, |
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