Meat Terms

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 *

 

Description

Category/Cipher

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 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 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

 

Description

Category/Cipher

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 *

 

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

 

Description

Category/Cipher

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