monday, november 28, 1977
daily nebraskan
page 7
They even use the moo
By John Ortmann
By the time a customer buys a lamb
chop from the UNL animal science depart
ment's East Campus retail meat outlet,
the animal it came from has already been
used for a variety of purposes.
According to Roger Mandigo, professor
of animal science and food science and
technology, a ypical case history begins
with the animal being raised at the Mead
Field Laboratory for use in teaching or
research.
A small percentage of the animals
raised at Mead are brought to East Campus
where they may be used on-the-hoof
for teaching, research or extension work,
he said.
Mandigo said an animal destined for sale
in the store may be observed live by animal
science and judging classes, slaughtered by
a food science class, have its carcass exam
ined by the same animal science and judg
ing classes, and finally be cut up for sale
by the food science class.
While the number of animals
slaughtered each year varies according to
research and extension needs, Mandigo said
the yearly average is approximately 50 to
60 cattle, 150 hogs and 100 sheep.
Teaching purposes
A wide variety of animals are slaughter
ed for teaching purposes, he said. Some are
used in food science classes to illustrate
the difference between cow and steer beef.
Lower quality meats, such as cow beef,
are sold in ground or processed form, such
as lunch meat.
However, most meat is sold cut and
frozen in familiar retail cuts, he said, add
ing that all types of beef, pork, mutton,
sausage, cured meats and lard are available.
Selection varies according to the slaughter
needed for teaching purposes, he said.
Although the store does not advertise,
it has no trouble moving its inventory,
Mandigo said. Because of the relatively
small volume of animals slaughtered , the
cl JT not Provide meat t0 dms or
campus food services, he said.
"We sell retail to anyone with cash,"
Mandigo said.
Loyal clientele
The store's prices are little if any below
commercial stores, but it has a loyal
clientele within the university and the
community, he said.
Mandigo said many of the store's
customers come back because it is hard
to find items, such as mutton" and leaner
than usual ground beef.
Money from sales is used to repair and
maintain the store and to purchase the live
animals fromMad. Mandigo said the
university buys the animals from itself on
paper, paying the going market prices for
livestock.
Also, because classes can not handle
all the processing work, undergraduate and
graduate students are hired on a part-time
basis, Mandigo said.
The East Campus store, located in 203
Loeffel Meat Laboratory, is open from 1
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Band: to go,
or not to go?
Whether the UNL Marching Band will
go to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis Dec.
19, may be decided today in a meeting
between band officials and UNL Admin
istrators. A
Jack Snider, director of bands, said the
bowl game date may prevent the band
from making the trip because it conflicts
with fin?1
Final exams are more important to stu
dents than band, so participation in the
Liberty Bowl is probably out, Snider said.
Snider said he expects today's meeting
between UNL Chancellor Roy Young,
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Ned
Hedges, Marching Band Director Robert
Fought and himself to determine if final
exams can be re-scheduled.
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