2. Grading Poultry Carcasses Give me an A! Created By Jerry Taylor Agriculture Education Teacher Madison County High Georgia Ag. Ed. Curriculum Office July 2003

3. Why Grade Poultry Carcasses? To insure quality before it is sold. Keeps you from selling unwholesome poultry. Did you know that grading is voluntary and paid for by the meat packer?

4. What are the Grades of poultry carcasses? A - Sold in stores. B – Often not a grade sold in stores. C – Usually used for processing into other chicken foods. Nongradable

5. Standards of an A Quality Poultry Carcass FactorA Quality ConformationNormal Fleshing & Fat coveringWell fleshed with a well developed layer of fat. Exposed flesh ¼ ” on breast & Legs 1 ” elsewhere Discolorations ¾”¾” Disjointed & Broken bones 1 disjointed & no broken Missing PartsWing tips & tail

6. Standards of a B Quality Poultry Carcass Factors Conformation Fleshing & Fat Covering Exposed Flesh Discoloration Disjointed & Broken bones. Missing parts For B Grade Moderately curved. Moderately fleshed & fat covering. No more than 1/3 of part exposed. 11/4 ” 2 disjoints & no broken or 1 disjoint & 1 nonprotruding broken. 2 nd wing joint, back not wider than base of tail and extending half way between base of tail and hip joints.

7. Standards of a C Quality Poultry Carcass Factors Conformation Fleshing & Fat Covering Exposed Flesh Discoloration Disjointed & Broken bones. Missing parts C Quality Abnormal Poorly fleshed and covered in fat. No Limit wing, back not wider than base of tail and extending to area between base of tail and hip joints.

8. What Grade is this? A Grade No Defects

9. What Grade is this? B Grade Back is cut out halfway between the base of the tail and the hip joints.

10. What Grade is this? C Grade. More than 1/3 of flesh exposed on breast.

11. What Grade is this? B Grade. Parts of wing removed beyond the second joint.

12. What Grade is this? C Grade. Entire wing removed.

13. What Grade is this? C Grade. Over 1/3 of the drumstick is exposed.

14. What Grade is this? C Grade. Trimmed more than halfway between base of tail and hip joints.

15. What Grade is this? C grade. Protruding broken bone in wing tip.