OAR 603-029-0552: Carcasses of Young Calves, Pigs, Kids, Lambs, and Foals

Carcasses of young calves, pigs, kids, and lambs are unwholesome and shall be condemned if: (1) the meat has the appearance of being water-soaked, is loose, flabby, tears easily, and can be perforated with the fingers; or (2) its color is grayish-red; or (3) good muscular development as a whole is lacking, especially noticeable on the upper shank of the leg, where small amounts of serous infiltrates or small edematous patches are sometimes present between the muscles; or (4) the tissue which later develops as the fat capsule of the kidneys is edematous, dirty yellow, or grayish-red, tough, and intermixed with islands of fat.