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Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game
by John J Mettler
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780882663913 |
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
This is the book for anyone who hunts, farms, or buys large quantities of meat. The author takes the mystery out of slaughtering and butchering everything from beef and veal, to venison, pork, and lamb. The text is clear and easy-to-follow. Combined with 130 detailed illustrations by Elayne Sears, the reader is provided with complete, step-by-step instructions.
Here is everything you need to know:
-- At what age to butcher an animal
-- How to kill, skin, slaughter, and butcher
-- How to dress out game in a field
-- Salting, smoking, and preserving
-- Tools, equipment, the setup
-- More than thirty recipes using all kinds of meat
Synopsis:
Clear, concise advice for those who want to slaughter their own animals.
About the Author
John J. Mettler, Jr., D.V.M., is a retired large-animal veterinarian in upstate New York and has written several books on animals, including Basic Butchering of Livestock and Game and Horse Sense. An avid sportsman, his appreciation of the noble turkey was the inspiration for his most recent book, Wild Turkeys. John has written on a broad range of veterinary topics for various magazines and has written a veterinary column for American Agriculturist for over 20 years. He has professional memberships that include the New York State Veterinary Medical Society (past chairman), the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Society for Theriogenology, and the American Veterinary Medical Association. John lives in Copake Falls, New York, with his wife, Elinor.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
The Law
1 TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS
2 BEEF
3 HOGS
4 VEAL
5 LAMB
6 VENISON
7 POULTRY
8 RABBITS AND SMALL GAME
9 LESS POPULAR MEATS
10 MEAT INSPECTION
11 PROCESSING AND PRESERVING
12 RECIPES
GLOSSARY
Table of Weights and Measures
INDEX
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780882663913
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Storey Publishing
- Location:
- Pownal, Vt. :
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
- Subject:
- Food Science
- Subject:
- Birds & Birdwatching
- Subject:
- Vocational education and industrial arts
- Subject:
- Game and game-birds
- Subject:
- Slaughtering and slaughter-houses
- Subject:
- Meat cutting.
- Subject:
- Agriculture & Animal Husbandry - General
- Subject:
- Agriculture - General
- Subject:
- Technology-Food Science
- Subject:
- Nature - General
- Edition Description:
- Rev and Updated
- Series Volume:
- 9048
- Publication Date:
- January 1986
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- , Y
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 8.96x6.04x.55 in. .75 lbs.
