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C Quality
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Conformation:
Breastbone
Back
Legs and Wings |
Abnormal
Seriously curved or
cooked
Seriously crooked
Misshapen |
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Fleshing: |
Poorly fleshed |
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Fat Covering: |
Lacking in fat
covering over all parts of carcass |
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Defeathering:
Scattering of
protruding feathers and hairs |
Turkeys
(feathers less than
3/4 in.) |
Ducks and Geese
1
(feathers less than
1/2 in.) |
All Other Poultry
(feathers less than
1/2 in.) |
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Carcass |
Parts |
Carcass |
Parts |
Carcass |
Parts |
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8 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
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Exposed Flesh:
Weight Range |
Carcass |
Parts |
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Maximum |
Minimum |
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None |
2 lbs. |
No limit |
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Over 2 lbs. |
6 lbs. |
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Over 6 lbs. |
16 lbs. |
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Over 16 lbs. |
None |
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Discolorations: |
Carcass |
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Carcass |
Breast and Legs |
Elsewhere |
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None |
2 lbs. |
No limit
on size, number of areas, or intensity of discolorations and flesh
bruises if such areas
do not render any part of the carcass unfit for food. |
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Over 2 lbs. |
6 lbs. |
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Over 6 lbs. |
16 lbs. |
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Over 16 lbs. |
None |
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Discolorations:
Parts
(includes large carcass parts) |
Parts
Breasts, Legs, and
Parts |
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None |
2 lbs. |
No limit
on size, number of areas, or intensity of discolorations and flesh
bruises if such areas
do not render any part unfit for food. |
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Over 2 lbs. |
6 lbs. |
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Over 6 lbs. |
16 lbs. |
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Over 16 lbs. |
None |
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Disjointed and
Broken Bones: |
No limit |
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Missing Parts: |
Wing tips, wings,
and tails.
Backs shall include
all meat and skin from pelvic bones, except that the meat contained
in the ilium (oyster) may be removed.
The vertebral ribs
and scapula with meat and skin and the backbone located anterior
(forward) of ilia bones may also be removed (front half of back). |
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Trimming: |
Carcass |
Parts |
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Trimming of the
breast and legs is permitted, but not to the extent that the normal
meat yield is materially affected.
The back may be
trimmed in an area not wider than the base of the tail and extending
from the tail to the area between the hip joints. |
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Freezing Defects: |
Numerous pockmarks
and large dried areas. |
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1
Hair or down is permitted on the carcass or part, provided the hair
or down is less than 3/16 inch in length, and is scattered so that
the carcass or part has a clean appearance, especially on the breast
and legs. |
