The American Meat Science Association has announced that the 2014 PORK 101 course will be held May 20-22 at Texas A&M University; August 12-14 at University of Nebraska and October 13-15 at Iowa State University. PORK 101 is hosted by AMSA in cooperation with the National Pork Board and is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health.
Attendees will experience firsthand in the selection, evaluation and fabrication of their pork carcasses, as well as the importance of hog handling, grading, food safety and much more. The course concludes with the attendees preparing and sampling products from pork carcasses including pumped loins, bacon, hams and sausage.