1、Designation: F2463 12Standard Terminology forLivestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2463; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A nu
2、mber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This terminology contains related definitions and de-scriptions of terms used or likely to be used in livestock, meat,and poultry evaluat
3、ion standards. The purpose of terminologyis to promote clear understanding and interpretation of thestandards in which they are used.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to estab
4、lish appro-priate safety and health practices and to determine theapplicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F2340 Specification for Developing and Validating Predic-tion Equation(s) or Model(s) Used in Connection withLivestock, Meat, and Poultry
5、Evaluation Device(s) orSystem(s) to Determine ValueF2341 Practice for User Requirements for Livestock, Meat,and Poultry Evaluation Devices or SystemsF2342 Specification for Design and Construction of Com-position or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices orSystemsF2343 Test Method for Livestock, Meat
6、, and Poultry Evalu-ation DevicesF2925 Specification for Tenderness Marketing Claims As-sociated with Meat Cuts Derived from Beef3. Terminologyaccurate, adjwhen performance or value of a device, asdetermined by tests made with a suitable reference material,conforms to the standard within the allowab
7、le tolerance.F2341, F2343carcass, nharvested livestock or poultry, whether eviscer-ated or not. F2341, F2343DISCUSSIONA carcass may or may not be split into separate sides,one or both sides may be measured or evaluated.carcass primal, nbasic major cuts into which carcassesand sides are separated.car
8、cass subprimal, nsmaller cuts derived from primalcuts.evaluation device, nequipment designed to measure com-position or quality constituents used to determine the valueof live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat.F2340, F2341, F2342, F2343evaluation system, ndevice or group of devices use
9、d tomeasure and record composition or quality constituents usedto determine the value of live animals, carcasses, andindividual cuts of meat. F2340, F2341, F2342, F2343independent third party, nunbiased person or entity that isknowledgeable with subject matter expertise.F2340, F2343livestock, ncattl
10、e, sheep, swine, goat, horse, mule, or otherequine. F2341, F2342, F2343longissimus, nmuscle that arises as the middle and largestentity of the sacrospinal muscles that is attached by some ofits fibers to the lumbar vertebrae, inserted into all thethoracic vertebrae, and depresses the ribs and extend
11、s thespinal column and bends it to one side. F2340, F2925meat, nedible product(s) harvested by the livestock orpoultry packing industries. F2341, F2342, F2343poultry, nchickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domes-ticated fowl. F2341, F2342, F2343quality constituents, nmeasurable characteristic,
12、such as,but not limited to pH, marbling, tenderness, or color.F2342, F2343value, commerce, nmeasure of economic worth in com-merce. F2340, F2341, F23434. Keywords4.1 livestock; meat; poultry; evaluation systems1This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F10 onLivestock, Meat, and P
13、oultry Evaluation Systems and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F10.50 on Terminology.Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2012. Published October 2012. Originallyapproved in 2005. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F2463 06. DOI:10.1520/F2463-12.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit th
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