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<blockquote data-quote="MikeC" data-source="post: 525587" data-attributes="member: 1604"><p>Frankie, I really, really, hate to tell you this but......this is for feeder animals, not fats. :lol: </p><p></p><p>Double Muscled animals can grade as high as prime. The DM itself does not disqualify them from any USDA Grading.</p><p></p><p>_______________________________________________________________________________</p><p> Dear Mr. Cxxxxx,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you for your email dated November 6, 2007, regarding the grading specifications for double muscled animals. The US Standards for Carcass Beef have no provisions for conformation as a requirement for quality or yield grading. Most double muscled animals are generally lean and would qualify for the higher (Yield Grade 1 or 2) yield grades. Also because double muscled animals are very lean, the quality grades on double muscled animals could be lower (US Standard or US Select); however, the grading standards do not classify double muscled animals into any "inferior" classification. All carcasses are quality graded with the same factors, such as bone maturity, lean maturity and firmness, and marbling; yield graded with the same factors, such as carcass weight, external fat thickness, ribeye size, and kidney, heart, and pelvic fat percentage, regardless of muscling The following is a link to the standards, under Carcass Beef, for your review: <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/st-pubs.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/st-pubs.htm</a> If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sincerely,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Larry R. Meadows, Chief</p><p></p><p>USDA, MRP, AMS, LS</p><p></p><p>Meat Grading & Certification Branch</p><p></p><p>720-497-2550</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeC, post: 525587, member: 1604"] Frankie, I really, really, hate to tell you this but......this is for feeder animals, not fats. :lol: Double Muscled animals can grade as high as prime. The DM itself does not disqualify them from any USDA Grading. _______________________________________________________________________________ Dear Mr. Cxxxxx, Thank you for your email dated November 6, 2007, regarding the grading specifications for double muscled animals. The US Standards for Carcass Beef have no provisions for conformation as a requirement for quality or yield grading. Most double muscled animals are generally lean and would qualify for the higher (Yield Grade 1 or 2) yield grades. Also because double muscled animals are very lean, the quality grades on double muscled animals could be lower (US Standard or US Select); however, the grading standards do not classify double muscled animals into any “inferior” classification. All carcasses are quality graded with the same factors, such as bone maturity, lean maturity and firmness, and marbling; yield graded with the same factors, such as carcass weight, external fat thickness, ribeye size, and kidney, heart, and pelvic fat percentage, regardless of muscling The following is a link to the standards, under Carcass Beef, for your review: [url=http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/st-pubs.htm]http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/st-pubs.htm[/url] If you have further questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Larry R. Meadows, Chief USDA, MRP, AMS, LS Meat Grading & Certification Branch 720-497-2550 [/QUOTE]
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