Bright Raven
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cbcr said:Jeanne - Simme Valley said:That is their PR version. Here is the "rules" revised May 18, 2017.TennesseeTuxedo said:https://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/brand/specs.php
" Phenotype. Cattle eligible for certification in Angus influence beef programs based on
phenotype (appearance) will have a main body that must be solid black1, with no other color
behind the shoulder, above the flanks, or breaking the midline behind the shoulders, excluding
the tail. Angus influence cattle may be either horned or polled. Carcasses of certified live
animals which display certain non-Angus characteristics (e.g., dairy conformation, Holsteins,
Brahman humps) will be excluded as specified in the carcass specifications for approved
programs."
https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/AAALiveAnimalSpecification.pdf
they used to say must be 51% black hided.
Unless they don't have enough carcasses to fill demand and then a Hereford or any other breed will qualify!
I have often wondered about that and I suspected as much. I have superfically investigated the CAB brand. To the point that I called them twice and ask questions. There are a lot of misunderstandings about CAB. It might help to state:
1. It is a Brand/Trademark approved by the The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in the U.S. Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.
2. CAB is incorporated although it is owned by the AAA.
3. CAB does not own one single head of cattle. They simply administer the use of their Trademark by meat packers.
4. This is the part I had a hard time figuring out. Maybe you can help. As I understand it, CAB generates income by charging the meat packer for the right to use the CAB trademark. Is that correct?
At the end of the day, what is sold as CAB is not DNA tested Angus breed beef.