SC - Bustards

[LrdRas@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/13/00 11:56:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
stefan at texas.net writes:

<< How much of this 47 pounds was useable? Or was this the useable weight
 after processing? If this was 47 pounds after processing, what was the
 weight originally, before processing? >>

The animal was alive. It was guillotined. The 47 pounds was usable meat from 
the thighs. There was at least 8 lb. of meat on the neck and a couple of 
pounds on the ribcage. If you include the weight of the bones, the cost was 
around a dollar a pound for the whole bird. The farmer also threw in the 
liver which wholesales for 12 dollars a pound. All in all it was cheaper than 
any other meat available except chicken legs and thighs and even they were at 
the most only a couple of cents cheaper per pound and had skin and bones on 
them.

Ras