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Butcher Course

What will I learn?

Become a master butcher with our detailed Butchering Course, made for both new and experienced professionals. Learn about the different parts of a lamb, how to make proper cuts for sale, and improve your knife handling skills. Find out about the important tools, safety rules, and cleanliness needed in butchering. Understand what makes good meat, what customers want, and how to make your meat look good and be the right size. Learn how to cut up a whole lamb and keep clear records of your work. Improve your butchering skills with practical, top-quality training.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Master lamb cuts: Learn the best ways to cut the loin, rack, shoulder, leg, and flank.

Knife skills: Learn how to sharpen, look after, and use the important butchering knives.

Safety practices: Use proper hygiene and safety rules when butchering.

Anatomy insights: Learn about the muscles and bones of a lamb for accurate cutting.

Customer focus: Make sure the meat is good quality and looks good, based on what customers want.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.