Beef Side external view
Code 1000
Cut Description
One of the two parts into
which the carcass is divided,
by means of a longitudinal
cut that goes through
the centre of the backbone.
Processing:
THE HEAD IS SEPARATED BY A TRANSVERSAL CUT AT THE LEVEL OF THE ATTLANTOCCIPITAL JOINT. THE FORE LEGS ARE CUT OFF AT A DISTANCE OF 100 MM FROM THE CARPUS, WHILE THE HIND LEGS ARE SEVERED AT A DISTANCE OF 100 MM FROM THE TARSUS. THE TAIL IS SEPARATED BY CUTTING BETWEEN THE 2NDAND 3RDCOCCYGEAL VERTEBRAE. KIDNEYS, PELVIC AND KIDNEY FAT, AS WELL AS THYMUS AND HEART FAT, MUST BE REMOVED. THE DIAPHRAGM SHALL BE REMOVED, EXCEPT ITS COSTAL PORTION WHICH SHALL REMAIN ATTACHED TO ITS COSTAL INSERTION IN THE INTERNAL FACE OF THE SIDE. DIAPHRAGM MEMBRANE SHALL BE TRIMMED CLOSE TO THE LEAN. PENIS, TESTICLES, PRECRURAL FAT IN THE MALES AND UDDER FAT IN THE FEMALES, MUST BE TRIMMED OFF. BLOOD CLOTS, AND RAGGED ENDS MUST BE REMOVED.
THE HEAD IS SEPARATED BY A TRANSVERSAL CUT AT THE LEVEL OF THE ATTLANTOCCIPITAL JOINT. THE FORE LEGS ARE CUT OFF AT A DISTANCE OF 100 MM FROM THE CARPUS, WHILE THE HIND LEGS ARE SEVERED AT A DISTANCE OF 100 MM FROM THE TARSUS. THE TAIL IS SEPARATED BY CUTTING BETWEEN THE 2NDAND 3RDCOCCYGEAL VERTEBRAE. KIDNEYS, PELVIC AND KIDNEY FAT, AS WELL AS THYMUS AND HEART FAT, MUST BE REMOVED. THE DIAPHRAGM SHALL BE REMOVED, EXCEPT ITS COSTAL PORTION WHICH SHALL REMAIN ATTACHED TO ITS COSTAL INSERTION IN THE INTERNAL FACE OF THE SIDE. DIAPHRAGM MEMBRANE SHALL BE TRIMMED CLOSE TO THE LEAN. PENIS, TESTICLES, PRECRURAL FAT IN THE MALES AND UDDER FAT IN THE FEMALES, MUST BE TRIMMED OFF. BLOOD CLOTS, AND RAGGED ENDS MUST BE REMOVED.
