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Manual on Meat Processing Technology for Small- to Medium-scale
Producers – this over 440-page publication is
a joint activity between the Animal Products Group of
the Animal Production Service (AGAP) of FAO Headquarters
in Rome, Italy and the Livestock Section of the FAO Regional
Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in Bangkok, Thailand.
The manual was co-authored by Gunter Heinz and Peter Hautzinger,
based on training materials used in FAO-organized regional
training in meat processing technology for Asian countries.
This manual covers the whole range of detailed meat products
processing from raw meat to the various finishing products
available in markets. It also includes relevant chapters
on handling and maintenance of tools and core meat products
processing equipment, simple test methods for meat products,
meat processing hygiene, cleaning and sanitation in meat
plants, etc. Click
here to download the publication.

Abattoir Development – Options and Designs for
Hygienic Basis to Medium-sized Abattoirs – a
joint publication of the FAO Regional Office for Asia
and the Pacific (RAP) and the Animal Production and Health
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APHCA). This handy
(86-page) publication was authored by Gunter Heinz, based
on FAO-initiated technical missions to five countries
to gather updated information and develop strategies to
upgrade the abattoir sector, with a focus on small- to
medium-sized slaughter facilities. This publication highlights
the findings of these research missions and provides recommendations
on technical improvements for simple and better quality
slaughter facilities. In addition, it presents examples
of practical solutions such as advanced line-slaughter
systems, designs for booth slaughter, methods of abattoir
effluent treatment and the like, etc. Relevant drawings
and illustrations are included. Click
here to download the publication.
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