Meat Science Links

U.S. Meat Export Federation

National Meat Association

USDA Beef Quality and Yield Grades, Texas A&M

Meat Grades, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne

USDA Slaughter Steer Quality Grades (pdf file - Download Adobe Acrobat Viewer)

USDA Feeder Cattle Official Grades (pdf file - Download Adobe Acrobat Viewer)

USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service

USDA Meat Grading & Certification Branch

National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria for Foods