ASTM F2463-12be1
(Terminology)Standard Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
Standard Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
SCOPE
1.1 This terminology contains related definitions and descriptions of terms used or likely to be used in livestock, meat, and poultry evaluation standards. The purpose of terminology is to promote clear understanding and interpretation of the standards in which they are used.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F2463 − 12b
StandardTerminology for
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Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2463; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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ε NOTE—Editorially corrected definition of ‘beef’ in April 2013.
1. Scope conforms to the standard within the allowable tolerance.
F2341, F2343
1.1 This terminology contains related definitions and de-
scriptions of terms used or likely to be used in livestock, meat,
beef, n—meat derived from cattle used for food. F2340, F2925
and poultry evaluation standards. The purpose of terminology
carcass, n—harvested livestock or poultry, whether eviscerated
is to promote clear understanding and interpretation of the
or not. F2341, F2343
standards in which they are used.
DISCUSSION—A carcass may or may not be split into separate sides,
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
one or both sides may be measured or evaluated.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
carcassprimal,n—basicmajorcutsintowhichcarcassesand
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
sides are separated.
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. carcasssubprimal,n—smallercutsderivedfromprimalcuts.
evaluation device, n—equipment designed to measure compo-
2. Referenced Documents
sition or quality constituents used to determine the value of
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat. F2340,
F2340 Specification for Developing and Validating Predic-
F2341, F2342, F2343
tion Equation(s) or Model(s) Used in Connection with
Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Device(s) or evaluation system, n—device or group of devices used to
measure and record composition or quality constituents used
System(s) to Determine Value
F2341 Practice for User Requirements for Livestock, Meat, to determine the value of live animals, carcasses, and
and Poultry Evaluation Devices or Systems individual cuts of meat. F2340, F2341, F2342, F2343
F2342 Specification for Design and Construction of Com-
independent third party, n—unbiased person or entity that is
position or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices or
knowledgeable with subject matter expertise.
Systems
F2340, F2343
F2343 Test Method for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evalu-
ation Devices
livestock, n—cattle, sheep, swine, goat, horse, mule, or other
F2925 Specification for Tenderness Marketing ClaimsAsso-
equine. F2341, F2342, F2343
ciated with Meat Cuts Derived from Beef
longissimus, n—muscle that arises as the middle and largest
entity of the sacrospinal muscles that is attached by some of
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