1、Designation: F2463 12b1Standard 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
2、number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1NOTEEditorially corrected definition of beef in April 2013.1. Scope1.1 This terminology contains related definitions and de-scriptions of terms us
3、ed or likely to be used in livestock, meat,and poultry evaluation 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.
4、 It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish 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
5、 Model(s) Used in Connection withLivestock, Meat, and Poultry 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 Me
6、asuring Devices orSystemsF2343 Test Method for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evalu-ation DevicesF2925 Specification for Tenderness Marketing Claims Asso-ciated with Meat Cuts Derived from Beef3. Terminologyaccurate, adjwhen performance or value of a device, asdetermined by tests made with a suitable
7、reference material,conforms to the standard within the allowable tolerance.F2341, F2343beef, nmeat derived from cattle used for food. F2340, F2925carcass, nharvested livestock or poultry, whether evisceratedor not. F2341, F2343DISCUSSIONA carcass may or may not be split into separate sides,one or bo
8、th sides may be measured or evaluated.carcass primal, nbasic major cuts into which carcasses andsides are separated.carcass subprimal, nsmaller cuts derived from primal cuts.evaluation device, nequipment designed to measure compo-sition or quality constituents used to determine the value oflive anim
9、als, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat. F2340,F2341, F2342, F2343evaluation system, ndevice or group of devices used tomeasure and record composition or quality constituents usedto determine the value of live animals, carcasses, andindividual cuts of meat. F2340, F2341, F2342, F2343independent
10、third party, nunbiased person or entity that isknowledgeable with subject matter expertise.F2340, F2343livestock, ncattle, 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
11、by some ofits fibers to the lumbar vertebrae, inserted into all thethoracic vertebrae, and depresses the ribs and extends thespinal column and bends it to one side. F2340, F2925meat, nthe flesh of animals used as food including thedressed flesh of cattle, swine, sheep, or goats and otheredible anima
12、ls, except fish, poultry, and wild game animals.poultry, nchickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domes-ticated fowl. F2341, F2342, F2343quality constituents, nmeasurable characteristic, such as,but not limited to pH, marbling, tenderness, or color. F2342,F23431This terminology is under the juris
13、diction of ASTM Committee F10 onLivestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F10.50 on Terminology.Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2012. Published December 2012. Originallyapproved in 2005. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F2463 12a. DOI:
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15、arbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1value, commerce, nmeasure of economic worth incommerce. F2340, F2341, F23434. Keywords4.1 livestock; meat; poultry; evaluation systemsASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted i
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