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The slaughter tests showed the average weight of each part 

 and its per cent of the average live weight of the three steers. 



Per cent 

 of live weight. 



Dressed beef, warm 62.31 



Dressed beef, cold 61.73 



Shrinkage 57+ 



The weight of parts removed from dressed beef show the fol- 

 lowing results : 



Per cent 

 Parts. of live weight. 



Hide 6.80 



Tongue 45 



Heart 40 



Liver 1 . 20 



Sweet breads 07 



Lungs 53 



Trachea 23 



Tail 14 



Stomach with contents 9 . 83 



Intestines "3.21 



Spleen 23 



Head 2.30 



Fore feet : 70 



Hind feet 70 



Blood 3.13 



Other parts 5.54 



Loss in dressing 2 . 24 



Total percentage removed from dressed beef plus .57 



Shrinkage 38 . 27 



Dressed beef cold . 61.73 



Total 100.00 



Exercises and Questions. 



Make a drawing of retail cuts of beef according to diagram. Num- 

 ber and name cuts. 



According to cost of retail cuts at price per pound, which are the 

 highest and which are the lowest priced cuts? 



