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Heart

Red thoracic offal prepared by removing the auriculae, valvesand pericardium trimming the visceral fat.

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Kidney

Red abdominal offal prepared by removing the kidney capsule, ureter, blood vessels and fat.

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Liver

Red abdominal offal prepared by removing the capsule, lymphnodes and fat deposits.

meat

Bovine Fancy Meats

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Trimmings

Trimmings are those portions of meat remaining after deboning the carcase and preparing the primal cuts.

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Shin

Prepared from the muscles of the forelegnamely the extensor and flexor group.

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Eye of Forequarter

Eye of Forequarter is the longissimus dorsi muscle portion lying along the spinous and transverse processes from the 5 th dorsal vertebra up to and...

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Backstrap

Prepared from a Side and consists of the eye muscle lying along the spinous and transverse processes of the dorsal and lumbar vertebrae.

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Tenderloin

Tenderloin is prepared from the Side by removing the lumbar muscles Psoas Major and Minor in one piece from the ventral surface of the lumbar verte...

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Leg Cuts

Leg Cuts are prepared from a boneless Leg and separated into four individual primals along the natural seams and trimmed to the specified item numb...

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Square Cut Shoulder

Boneless Square Cut Shoulder isprepared from a Bone-In Square CutShoulder (item 4990) by theremoval of bones, cartilages, lymphglands and visible s...

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Forequarter

Prepared from a Bone-In Forequarter (item 4970) by the removal of bones, cartilages, lymph nodes and visible ligaments and sinews.

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Side

Prepared from a Carcase (item 4500) by the removal of all bones, cartilage, lymph nodes and all visible ligaments and sinews.

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Foreshank

Hindshank is prepared from aHindquarter and consists of the tibia,tarsus and calcaneal tuber bones andtheir associated muscles.

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Hindshank

Foreshank is prepared from a Forequarterand consists of the radius, ulna, carpusand distal portion of the humerus bonesand their associated muscles.

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Neck

Neck is a bone-in cut composed by the cervical vertebrae and the muscles surrounding them.

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Breast and Flap

Breast & Flap is prepared from a Side by astraight cut starting at the junction of the1st rib and the sternum which goescaudal passing by the r...

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Shoulder Oyster Cut

Shoulder Oyster Cut is prepared from aForequarter (item 4970) and consists of thescapular, humerus and foreshank bonestogether with their associate...

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Forequarter

Prepared from a Side by a straight cut through the back bone and Rib Plate along the 5th intercostal space, separating the Fore and Hindquarter.

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RACK

Rack is prepared from a Side by a straight cut through the back bone between the specified ribs separating the Forequarter (4th to 7th ribs); the c...

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Rack Saddle

Rack Saddle is prepared from a Carcase by a straight cut through the back bone between the 5th and 6th ribs and by another cut inmediatly behind th...

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Pistola - Eight Ribs

Prepared from a Carcase by removing the 5 rib Forequarter including Ribs and Flanks, cut at a pre-established distance from the eye muscle.

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Carcase

Includes all parts of the body´s skeletal muscles and bones, extending to and including the hock and knee joint (tarsus and carpus), all the cervi...

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Brisket

Brisket is located in the sternal region based on the sternum and corresponding costal cartilages.

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Neck

Located in the cervical region based on the cervical hemi-vertebrae except the Atlas.

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Flank Steak

Flank Steak is the muscular portion of the rectus abdominis, after stripping the connective tissue from the muscle.

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Tenderloin

Tenderloin is removed from the ventral surface of the lumbar and last dorsal vertebrae and the lateral surface of the illium.

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Striploin

Striploin is prepared from a Pistola cut by cutting at the lumbo sacral junction based on the lumbar and the last 3 or 4 dorsal hemi-vertebrae (acc...

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Tri-Tip

Consist in a cut from the fore portion of the thigh based on the tuber coxae and the edge of the ischium.

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Knuckle

Knuckle is a cut obtained from the foreface of the hind-leg, resting on the femur and the patella consisting of the cuadriceps femoris muscle.

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Eye Round

The Eye Round is prepared from the Outside (item 2030) by following the natural seam between the Outside Flat (M.

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Butt and Rump

Butt and Rump is prepared from a Pistola, by removing the loins cutting between the lumbar and sacral vertebrae at a point cranial to the tuber coxae.

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Butt

Butt is prepared from a Hindquarter by a cut commencing at the subiliac lymph node passing just cranial of the hip joint to the ischiatic lymph node.

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Forequarter

Forequarter is prepared from a Side by separating the Forequarter, cutting along the specific rib, at right angles to the vertebral column down to ...

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Pistola

Pistola is prepared from a Hindquarter by the removal of the Thin Flank, lateral portion ribs and a portion of the Navel End Brisket.

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Hindquarter

Standard Hindquarter is prepared from a Side by the separation of the Hindand Forequarters by a cut between the 10th and 11th ribs, perpendicular t...

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Side

The Carcase is split in two equal Sides down the length dividing the spinal column.

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Codification

A standard Code established by United Nations (UN / ECE Standard For Bovine Carcases & Cuts, 1st Edition 2001) is basically used to refer to e...