Basic butchering of livestock and game
A practical guide to processing your own meat
Whether you’re a hunter, small-scale farmer, homesteader or simply interested in becoming more self-sufficient, Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game is a valuable reference for learning the fundamentals of processing meat.
Written by veterinarian John J. Mettler Jr., DVM, this classic guide provides practical information covering livestock, poultry and game, with detailed illustrations to help explain the processes. The book was originally published in 1986 and has been revised and updated through later editions.
📖 Covers:
- 🐄 Beef
- 🐖 Pork
- 🐑 Lamb
- 🦌 Venison
- 🐓 Poultry
- 🐇 Rabbit & small game
- Meat preparation and processing
- Field dressing
- Skinning and butchering
- Tools and equipment
- Meat preservation
- Salting, curing and smoking
- Food contamination and spoilage
- Recipes and practical meat preparation
The book contains more than 130 illustrations and includes over 30 recipes in the documented editions.
🌿 Why it’s useful for preparedness
Knowing how to process and preserve meat can be an important part of building practical self-reliance skills. This book is a useful addition to a home preparedness library, hunting kit, small farm reference collection or off-grid knowledge library.
📚 Title: Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game
✍️ Author: John J. Mettler Jr., DVM
📚 Format: Paperback
🌏 Language: English
ISBN: 9780882663913 / 0882663917 for the revised paperback edition.
⚠️ Please note: This is an older reference book originally produced in the United States. Local Australian animal welfare, hunting, meat processing and food safety laws should always be followed. The book should be used as a practical reference rather than a substitute for current Australian regulations.
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