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BOVINE – BASIC CATEGORIES (VEAL / BEEF / BULL)

DENTITION

DESCRIPTION

CATEGORY/CIPHER

VEAL - Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:

  • Has no evidence of eruption of permanent incisor teeth.

  • Weighs no more than 150kg (HSCW).

  • In males after SSC assessment shows no evidence of SSC.

  • Shows youthfulness and Veal colour (Veal meat colour must not exceed the AUS-MEAT Veal colour standard V5).

 VEAL * V *

Optional Veal classes:
Refer Veal section
BEEF - Female or castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • In males shows no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC). 
  • Dentition range for this category is 0 to 8 permanent incisor teeth.
 BEEF * A *
OR
BEEF
BULL - Derived from entire or castrate male bovine animals showing signs of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
  • (SSC) in bovine are defined by the following well developed aspects:
    • Muscles on the neck and shoulder.
    • Inguinal canal and prominent erector muscle
    • Penis stub.
    • Pubic tubercle.

Exposed area of M. semimembranosus muscle-triangular and, relatively scarce scrotal fat and dark muscle colour.

 BULL * B *
  BOVINE – ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES (BEEF)  

Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:

  • Has 0 permanent incisor teeth.

  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).

 YEARLING STEER
* YS *

* Up to 18 months
Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has 0 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).

 

 YEARLING BEEF
* Y *

* Up to 18 months

 
Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 YOUNG STEER
* YGS *

* Up to 30 months
Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 YOUNG BEEF
* YG *

* Up to 30 months
Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has no more than 4 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 YOUNG
PRIME STEER
* YPS *

* Up to 36 months
Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has no more than 4 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 YOUNG
PRIME BEEF
* YP *

* Up to 36 months
Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 PRIME STEER
* PRS *

* Up to 42 months
Carcase is derived from female, castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 PRIME BEEF
* PR *

* Up to 42 months
OX – Carcase is derived from female (only) bovine that:
  • Has no more than 7 permanent incisor teeth.
 OX * S *

* Up to 42 months
OX – STEER – Carcase is derived from castrate or entire male bovine that:
  • Has up to 8 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 OX * S * or
STEER * SS *

* Any age
Carcase is derived from female bovine that:
  • Has 8 permanent incisor teeth.
 COW * C *

* All ages
  BOVINE – ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES (BULL)  
Carcase derived from entire male not assessed for SSC.
  • Has no evidence of eruption of permanent incisor teeth.
  • Carcase weighs more than 150kg *(HCSW).
 YEARLING
ENTIRE * YE *
Carcase derived from entire male not assessed for SSC.
  • Has no evidence of eruption of more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
  • Carcase weighs more than 150kg *(HCSW).
 YOUNG ENTIRE
* YGE *
Carcase derived from castrate or entire male bovine that: 
  • Has no evidence of eruption of more than 2 permanent incisor teeth. 
  •  Show signs of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC). 
  •  Carcase weighs more than 150kg *(HCSW).
 YOUNG BULL
* BYG *
OVINE – BASIC CATEGORIES (SHEEPMEAT)
DENTITION

DESCRIPTION

 CATEGORY/CIPHER
LAMB - female, castrate or entire male animal that:
  • Has 0 permanent incisor teeth.
 LAMB * L *

* 12 months (approx.)
MUTTON - female or castrate male animal that: 
  • Has at least one (1) permanent incisor tooth.
  •  In male has no evidence of Secondary Sexual
    Characteristics (SSC).
 MUTTON
* M *

 * Over 10 months 
RAM - Entire or castrate male that shows Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
  • Entire male has evidence of at least one (1) permanent incisor tooth.
 RAM * R *

* Over 10 months
  OVINE – ALTERNATIVE CATEGORIES (SHEEPMEAT)  
Carcase derived from female or castrate male ovine that: 
  • Has 0 permanent incisor teeth (in addition): 
  • Has no eruption of permanent upper molar teeth.
 YOUNG LAMB
* YL *

* Up to 5 months only 
Carcase derived from female or castrate male ovine that: 
  • Has 1 but no more than 2 permanent incisor teeth.
  •  In male has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 HOGGET * H * or
YEARLING MUTTON

* 10 to 18 months
Carcase derived from female ovine that: 
  • Has 1 or more permanent incisor teeth.
 EWE MUTTON
* E *

* Over 10 months
Carcase derived from castrate male ovine that:
  • Has 1 or more permanent incisor teeth.
  • Has no evidence of Secondary Sexual Characteristics (SSC).
 WETHER MUTTON
* W *

* Over 10 months 

 

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