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1 - 12 are cattle,13 - 22 swine,23 - 35 poultry
Term | Definition |
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rump (cattle) | part of the cattle between the loin and the tail |
round (cattle) | the muscled portion of the rear leg |
loin (cattle) | the muscled portion along the backbone of the cattle |
shoulder (cattle) | the muscled portion between the neck and ribs of the cattle |
brisket (cattle) | muscled portion between the front legs of the cattle |
switch (cattle) | the hair at the bottom of the tail |
poll (cattle) | the top of the cattle's head |
flank (cattle) | the pelvic region of the cattle |
hock (cattle) | the part of the rear leg that corresponds to the knee, but bends the other direction (cattle) |
ribs (cattle) | the side section of the cattle between the belly and top of the animal |
heart girth (cattle) | the area that encircles the cattle's body just behind the front legs |
pin bones (cattle) | bones on each side of the tailhead |
ham (swine) | rear leg of swine |
loin (swine) | the muscled portion along the backbone of the swine |
shoulder (swine) | the muscled portion between the neck and ribs of the swine |
rump (swine) | part of swine between the lion and tail |
ribs (swine) | the side section of the swine between the belly and top of swine |
jowl (swine) | the chin area |
pastern (swine) | the part of the swine's leg between the fetlock and the hoof |
side (swine) | the section between the belly and top of the hog. (includes ribs) |
belly (swine) | the underside of the swine |
hock (swine) | the part of the rear leg that corresponds to the knee, but bends the other direction (swine) |
comb (poultry) | the red structure on top of the bird's head |
wattles (poultry) | the fleshy structures on each side of the head just below the beak |
beak (poultry) | pointed structure on the front of the bird's face. (gathers the food) |
eye ring (poultry) | the slightly thickened tissue just below the ear opening |
ear lobe (poultry) | the slightly thickened tissue just below the ear opening |
vent (poultry) | external opening at the back of the bird |
hock (poultry) | corresponds to the knee of a human |
shank (poultry) | the leg of poltry |
toes (poultry) | the structures at the bottom of the bird's feet |
breast (poultry) | the muscled portion at the front of the bird along the breastbone |
back- flattened (poultry) | area behind the head of the bird |
abdomen(poultry) | the front of the bird |
body (poultry) | the area on the side of the bird |