Designation:F2463−15StandardTerminologyforLivestock,Meat,andPoultryEvaluationSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2463;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologycontainsrelateddefinitionsandde-scriptionsoftermsusedorlikelytobeusedinlivestock,meat,andpoultryevaluationstandards.Thepurposeofterminologyistopromoteclearunderstandingandinterpretationofthestandardsinwhichtheyareused.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesandtodeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2340SpecificationforDevelopingandValidatingPredic-tionEquation(s)orModel(s)UsedinConnectionwithLivestock,Meat,andPoultryEvaluationDevice(s)orSystem(s)toDetermineValueF2341PracticeforUserRequirementsforLivestock,Meat,andPoultryEvaluationDevicesorSystemsF2342SpecificationforDesignandConstructionofCom-positionorQualityConstituentMeasuringDevicesorSystemsF2343TestMethodforLivestock,Meat,andPoultryEvalu-ationDevicesF2717GuideforDevelopmentofanIndependentThird-PartyVerificationofReferenceMaterialsF2925SpecificationforTendernessMarketingClaimsAsso-ciatedwithMeatCutsDerivedfromBeef3.Terminologyaccuracy,n—statementoftheexactnesswithwhichamea-surementapproachesthetruemeasureforthatcharacteristic.F2340,F2343accurate,adj—whenperformanceorvalueofadevice,asdeterminedbytestsmadewithasuitablereferencematerial,conformstothestandardwithintheallowabletolerance.F2341,F2343beef,n—meatderivedfromcattleusedforfood.F2340,F2342,F2343,F2925carcass,n—harvestedlivestockorpoultry,whetherevisceratedornot.F2341,F2343,F2925DISCUSSION—Acarcassmayormaynotbesplitintoseparatesides,oneorbothsi...
