Meats: Beef, Goat, Game, Sheep

AGE

CATEGORY

DESCRIPTION

0 - 8

GOAT

* L *

Any caprine animal

O

KID

* GK *

Female or male caprine that:
has evidence of eruption of permanent incisor tooth in males shows no SSC
CHEVON can be used as an optional description for this category

1 - 2

CAPRA

* GC *

Female or castrate male caprine that:
has evidence of eruption of one but no more than two permanent incisor teeth.
in the case of castrate males shows no evidence of SSC.
CHEVON can be used as an optional description for this category

CAPRETTO - OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY SPECIFICATION

O

CAPRETTO KID

* GK *

Kid goat definition may as an option be alternatively described as "CAPRETTO" but the carcass must meet the following requirements:
be within the following weight classes:
Class 6 - up to 6 kg
Class 8 - over 6 and up to 8 kg
Class 10 - 8 and up to 10 kg
Class 12 - over 10 and up to 12 kg
have pale pink meat colour of the internal flank muscle.
in the case of males shows no evidence of SSC.