T/QSX 0015-2024 Technical Specifications for the Cutting of Yak Head Meat
T/QSX 0015-2024
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Scope
Scope: This document specifies the terminology and definitions for the meat cutting of yak heads, raw materials and workshop requirements, cutting techniques, transportation, storage, logistics, and quality and waste management requirements. This document applies to yak slaughter and processing enterprises. Main technical content: Based on the distribution of muscle groups in yak heads, some parts that are difficult to cut and have lower quality are removed, and the yak by-products (yak heads) are standardizedly cut. 1. Yak head: After slaughter and bleeding, the part cut along the first cervical vertebra of the yak, including the mouth, ear root, back of the brain, and sublingual muscles. Then the parotid and submandibular glands are removed. 2. Yak head bisect: After removing the hair and horns of the post-slaughtered yak, the whole head is longitudinally cut into two parts along the sagittal suture, and the parotid and submandibular glands are removed. 3. Skin: Starting from the back of the neck, the skin is attached to the bone along the natural suture to the nose. After cutting, the subcutaneous fat is removed. 4. Temporal region: Located on both sides of the head near the ears, the temporal arch is naturally peeled off, and the excess fat is removed. 5. Ocular region: Mainly composed of the eyeball, orbicularis oculi, and pituitary gland. During cutting, the orbicularis oculi is peeled inward along the eye socket, and the zygomatic arch is cut off. 6. Hard palate region: The tissue attached to the hard palate bone is cut inward along the teeth to the molar teeth. 7. Mandibular region: Located behind the masseter muscle and below the ears, the mandibular region mainly includes the mandibular gland and parotid gland. It can be naturally peeled off along the mandibular gland, and the lymph nodes and excess fat are removed. 8. Masseter region: Located on the lower edge and inner side of the zygomatic arch, the masseter tubercle and outer side o