ASTM F2463-06

Standard Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology contains related definitions and descriptions of terms used or likely to be used in livestock, meat, and poultry evaluation standards. The purpose of terminology is to promote clear understanding and interpretation of the standards in which they are used.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2006
• ICS: 01.040.65 - Agriculture (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 65.020.30 - Animal husbandry and breeding
• ICS: 67.120.01 - Animal produce in general
• Technical Committee: F10 - Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
• Drafting Committee: F10.50 - Terminology

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2463-05a - Standard Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Replaced By: ASTM F2463-12 - Standard Terminology for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2012
• Referred By: ASTM F2341-05(2021) - Standard Practice for User Requirements for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Devices or Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F2925-11(2018) - Standard Specification for Tenderness Marketing Claims Associated with Meat Cuts Derived from Beef
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F2340-05(2021) - Standard Specification for Developing and Validating Prediction Equation(s) or Model(s) Used in Connection with Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Device(s) or System(s) to Determine Value
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F2343-15(2021) - Standard Test Method for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Devices
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006
• Referred By: ASTM F2342/F2342M-15(2021) - Standard Specification for Design and Construction of Composition or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices or Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2006

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F2463 – 06
Standard Terminology for
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Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2463; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope conforms to the standard within the allowable tolerance.
F2341, F2343
1.1 This terminology contains related definitions and de-
carcass, n—harvested livestock or poultry, whether eviscer-
scriptions of terms used or likely to be used in livestock, meat,
ated or not. F2341, F2343
and poultry evaluation standards. The purpose of terminology
is to promote clear understanding and interpretation of the
DISCUSSION—A carcass may or may not be split into separate sides,
standards in which they are used.
one or both sides may be measured or evaluated.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
carcass primal, n—basic major cuts into which carcasses
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
and sides are separated.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
carcass subprimal, n—smaller cuts derived from primal
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
cuts.
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
evaluation device, n—equipment designed to measure com-
position or quality constituents used to determine the value
2. Referenced Documents
of live animals, carcasses, and individual cuts of meat.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F2340, F2341, F2342, F2343
F2340 Specification for Developing and Validating Predic-
evaluation system, n—device or group of devices used to
tion Equation(s) or Model(s) Used in Connection with
measure and record composition or quality constituents used
Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Device(s) or
to determine the value of live animals, carcasses, and
System(s) to Determine Value
individual cuts of meat. F2340, F2341, F2342, F2343
F2341 Practice for User Requirements for Livestock, Meat,
independent third party, n—unbiased person or entity that is
and Poultry Evaluation Devices or Systems
knowledgeable with subject matter expertise.
F2342 Specification for Design and Construction of Com-
F2340, F2343
position or Quality Constituent Measuring Devices or
livestock, n—cattle, sheep, swine, and other domesticated
Systems
meat animals. F2341, F2342, F2343
F2343 Test Method for Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evalu-
meat, n—
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