Carcuss/Parts Grading Rules

Question 1

Exposed Flesh: Less Than 1/4” on the breast or leg (chicken)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 1

A grade

Question 2

Exposed Flesh: Less than 1 1/2” on wing or back (chicken)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 2

A grade

Question 3

Exposed flesh: Less than 1/2’’ on breast or leg (Turkey)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 3

A grade

Question 4

Exposed Flesh: Less than 2” on wing or back (Turkey)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 4

A grade

Question 5

Exposed Flesh: More than 1/4” but less than 1/3 of the Breast or Leg part(s) (Chickens)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 5

B grade

Question 6

Exposed Flesh: More than 1 1/2” but less than 1/3 of the wing or back part(s) (Chicken)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 6

B grade

Question 7

Exposed Flesh: More than 1/2” but less than 1/3 of the Breast or Leg part(s) (Turkeys) (carcuss & parts)

Answer 7

B grade

Question 8

Exposed Flesh: More than 2” but less than 1/3 of the wing or back part(s) (turkey)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 8

B grade

Question 9

Exposed Flesh: More than 1/3 of any part (Chicken & Turkey)(carcuss & parts)

Answer 9

C grade

Question 10

Exposed Flesh: Is there an exposed flesh that could make a bird a NG? (carcuss & parts)

Answer 10

No, a bird cannot become a NG due to exposed flesh alone.

Question 11

Missing Meat: Missing Wing tips(carcuss)

Answer 11

A grade

Question 12

Missing Meat: Missing a tail (ONLY) doesn’t go into back AT ALL(carcuss)

Answer 12

A grade

Question 13

Missing Meat: Missing part of a wing to teh second joint(carcuss)

Answer 13

B grade

Question 14

Missing Meat: Missing Tail into the carcuss but reaching less that halfway to the hip bones(carcuss)

Answer 14

B grade

Question 15

Missing Meat: Missing entire wing(carcuss)

Answer 15

C grade

Question 16

Missing Meat: Tail cut into the carcuss, more that halfway to the hips (carcuss)

Answer 16

C grade

Question 17

Missing Meat: Missing any breast or leg meat(carcuss)

Answer 17

No Grade

Question 18

Missing Meat: Tail cut into the carcuss, past the hips(carcuss)

Answer 18

No Grade

Question 19

Missing Meat: Missing any meat on any part (parts)

Answer 19

No Grade

Question 20

Bones: 1 disjoint (carcuss)

Answer 20

A grade

Question 21

Bones: 2 disjoints (carcuss)

Answer 21

B grade

Question 22

Bones: 1 broken (carcuss)

Answer 22

B grade

Question 23

Bones: 3+ disjoints (carcuss)

Answer 23

C grade

Question 24

Bones: 3+ broken (carcuss)

Answer 24

C grade

Question 25

Bones: 1 broken protruding (carcuss)

Answer 25

C grade

Question 26

Bones: No bone defect (parts)

Answer 26

A grade

Question 27

Bones: 1 disjoint (parts)

Answer 27

B grade

Question 28

Bones: 2+ disjoints (parts)

Answer 28

C grade

Question 29

Bones: 1+ broken (parts)

Answer 29

C grade

Question 30

Bones: 1 broken protruding (parts)

Answer 30

C grade

Question 31

Bones: Is there a bone defect that could make a bird a NG? (carcuss & parts)

Answer 31

No, a bird cannot become a NG due to bone defects alone.