Beef Carcass Yield Grading CDE Practice Based on the 2004 Georgia State Meats CDE

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Beef Carcass Yield GradingCDE PracticeBased on
the 2004 Georgia State Meats CDE

• By Jennie Simpson and Dr. Frank Flanders
• Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office
• Georgia Department of Education
• December 2004

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Before you begin.
The objective of this exercise is to practice
yield grading beef carcasses. Ribeye size and fat
thickness on the ribeye must be estimated as well
as the kidney, pelvic, and heart fat (KPH). KPH
and the hot carcass weight are given in the
following problems, which were taken from the
2004 State CDE competition in Athens, GA. Click
on a carcass to START.
Carcass 1
Carcass 3
Carcass 2
Carcass 4
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Beef Carcass Yield Grading Carcass
1 Evaluate yield grade and choose the correct
answer in the box on the left.
Yield Grade 1 High Average Low 2
High Average Low 3 High Average Low 4
High Average Low 5 High Average Low
Click on ribeye below to enlarge and estimate fat
thickness.
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Beef Carcass Yield Grading Carcass
2 Evaluate yield grade and choose the correct
answer in the box on the left.
Yield Grade 1 High Average Low 2
High Average Low 3 High Average Low 4
High Average Low 5 High Average Low
Click on ribeye below to enlarge and estimate fat
thickness.
Next Carcass
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Beef Carcass Yield Grading Carcass
3 Evaluate yield grade and choose the correct
answer in the box on the left.
Yield Grade 1 High Average Low 2
High Average Low 3 High Average Low 4
High Average Low 5 High Average Low
Click on ribeye below to enlarge and estimate fat
thickness.
Next Carcass
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Beef Carcass Yield Grading Carcass
4 Evaluate yield grade and choose the correct
answer in the box on the left.
Yield Grade 1 High Average Low 2
High Average Low 3 High Average Low 4
High Average Low 5 High Average Low
Click on ribeye below to enlarge and estimate fat
thickness.
TO END
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Carcass 1 Answer
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FYG 2.24 High
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Carcass 2 Answer
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FYG 2.50 Average
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Carcass 3 Answer
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FYG 4.388 Average
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Carcass 4 Answer
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FYG 2.356 Average
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• CORRECT !!!!

Click to see explanation for answer Carcass 1
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• CORRECT !!!!

Click to see explanation for answer Carcass 2
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• CORRECT !!!!

Click to see explanation for answer Carcass 3
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• CORRECT !!!!

Click to see explanation for answer Carcass 4
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• INCORRECT !!!!

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• THE
• END

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