carcass weight en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The weight of an animal after slaughter and removal of most internal organs, head, and skin.
In cattle hauled an average of 1023 km, almost one-half of the shrinkage was due to loss of carcass weight (Self and Gay, 1972).
2007, Temple Grandin, chapter 9, in Livestock handling and transport, →ISBN, page 143:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carcass weights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
sv slaktvikt (The weight of an animal after slaughter)