Swine Discovery - Grading - Market Hogs

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Grading Market Hogs

Determing U.S.D.A. Grades and Calculating Percent Lean

Determining U.S.D.A. Grade

Determining U.S.D.A. Grade

Grading market hogs to determine a numerical U.S.D.A. grade is a two step process:

Step 1:

  • Estimate last rib fat to determine an initial U.S.D.A. grade

Step 2:

  • Estimate muscle score and adjust the initial U.S.D.A. grade to account for muscling to arrive at a final grade.

Growth-Curve

step-1-estimating-last-rib-fat

Step-1-Estimating-Last-Rib-Fat

Step-1-Estimating-Last-Rib-Fat-Getting-Fat

Step-1-Estimating-Last-Rib-Fat-Nasty-Fat

Step-1-Estimating-Last-Rib-Fat-Lean-vs-fat

Lets-test-our-skills-on-estimating-last-rib-fat-and-determining-an-initial-USDA-grade

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade-answer

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade2-answer-2

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade3

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade3-answer

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade4

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade4-answer-2

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade5-2

whats-the-last-rib-fat-and-initial-usda-grade5-answer-2

Step-2-Estimating-Muscle-Score

Step-2-Estimating-Muscle-Score-Thick-Moderate-Thin

Step-2-Estimating-Muscle-Score-Thick-Moderate-Thin

Lets-test-our-skills-estimate-muscle-score

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment-answer-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment2-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment2-answer-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment3-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment3-answer-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment4-2

whats-the-muscle-score-and-usda-grade-adjustment4-answer-2

Lets-put-together-our-evaluation-of-fat-and-muscle

whats-the-usda-grade1-2

whats-the-usda-grade1-answer-2

whats-the-usda-grade2-2

whats-the-usda-grade2-answer-2

whats-the-usda-grade3

whats-the-usda-grade3-answer-2

whats-the-usda-grade4

whats-the-usda-grade4-answer

Calculating-Percentage-Lean-text

Standard-for-Calculating-Percent-Lean

Adjustments-for-calculating-Percent-Lean

Example-Percent-Lean-Adjustments

Estimating-Carcass-Weight

Estimating-Loin-Eye-Area

Step-2-Estimating-Muscle-Score-Thin-Moderate-Thick-Very-Thick

Estimating-10th-Rib-Fat

Estimating-10th-Rib-Fat-Lean-Muscled-Machine

Estimating-10th-Rib-Fat-Moderate-Muscle-with-Fat-Cover

Step-1-Estimating-10th-Rib-Fat

Lets-put-it-all-together-and-calculate-percent-lean

whats-the-percent-lean1

whats-the-percent-lean1-answer

whats-the-percent-lean2

whats-the-percent-lean2-answer

whats-the-percent-lean3

whats-the-percent-lean3-answer

whats-the-percent-lean4

whats-the-percent-lean4-answer

You-are-ready-to-grade-market-hogs

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