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Beef
Beef is the meat attained from bovines especially cattle. Beef can be cut into steaks, roasts or short ribs.
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Caesarean section
Meat products; Beef
Also known as C-section, is a procedure of removing a calf from its mother by making an incision in the abdominal wall of the mother. This is often performed when the calf or the cow's life is ...
Calving difficulty (dystocia)
Meat products; Beef
A uniquely difficult delivery of the calf caused by multiple factors such as the calf's weight, sex and position or the mother's age, size and overall health.
Carcass merit
Meat products; Beef
How desirable the carcass meat is based on a system of rating the muscle, fat, bone, and quality of lean tissue.
Carcass quality grade
Meat products; Beef
Grading system which the meat is rated as prime, choice, select, standard, commercial, utility, cutter and canner based on its maturity, firmness, texture, colour and marbling.
Closed herd
Meat products; Beef
A herd of cattle that is prevented from mating, or in some instances, contact with other cattle. This is often deployed as a strategy to prevent the spread of disease to the herd.
Collateral relatives
Meat products; Beef
Cattle that are related but are not direct ancestors or descendants. Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews are examples of collateral relatives.
