Cutters & Canners vs. #1's

Bashful · 09-30-2005, 08:32 AM

In the horse slaughter world and pertaining to the type of horse when they refer to a horse as a number 1 or a cutter or canner
what is the meaning of these terms?
Anyone with knowledge of this, I appreciate your expertise in explaining this to me. Would like more of an education on the subject.

Blistering Winds · 09-30-2005, 08:54 AM

Well, horses that are called Canners are horses that basically, in their eyes, not worth living and keeping being fed. So off to the "canners" they go....to slaughter.

The other two terms never heard of before.

mustang_dodger · 09-30-2005, 08:59 AM

i work fo the USDA. here is some info on them for you. Cutter- are thin animals that have a little bit of fat and you can get cuts off of them, canner are really thin and there is now fat at all, or what would be a walking seclatin(spelling).

mustang_dodger · 09-30-2005, 09:01 AM

a number 1 horse would be a horse that has really high yeilds of boneless cuts. they would be very thick muscled animals.

Blistering Winds · 09-30-2005, 09:01 AM

AH, so #1 would be choice probably then.

Bashful · 09-30-2005, 09:04 AM

Very helpful - Thanks!

mustang_dodger · 09-30-2005, 09:05 AM

well number one is the muscle score of the animal. yes the animal would more like be a choice animal.

mustang_dodger · 09-30-2005, 09:05 AM

number ones look like a really built qh horse.

ssurider9 · 09-30-2005, 09:19 AM

interesting info. thanks

mustang_dodger · 09-30-2005, 09:25 AM

your welcome. i've had this stuff drilled into my head and i'm glad to make it come to use some how.

09-30-2005, 08:54 AM	#2
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,425 Images: 864 Blog Entries: 18	Well, horses that are called Canners are horses that basically, in their eyes, not worth living and keeping being fed. So off to the "canners" they go....to slaughter. The other two terms never heard of before. __________________ Can I have a midlife crisis now?

09-30-2005, 08:59 AM	#3
mustang_dodger Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: sterlins illinois Posts: 18,249 Images: 561	i work fo the USDA. here is some info on them for you. Cutter- are thin animals that have a little bit of fat and you can get cuts off of them, canner are really thin and there is now fat at all, or what would be a walking seclatin(spelling). __________________ Proud owner of Smart Devil a registered appendix and registered paint mare Eye's White Feather.

09-30-2005, 09:01 AM	#4
mustang_dodger Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: sterlins illinois Posts: 18,249 Images: 561	a number 1 horse would be a horse that has really high yeilds of boneless cuts. they would be very thick muscled animals. __________________ Proud owner of Smart Devil a registered appendix and registered paint mare Eye's White Feather.

09-30-2005, 09:01 AM	#5
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,425 Images: 864 Blog Entries: 18	AH, so #1 would be choice probably then. __________________ Can I have a midlife crisis now?

09-30-2005, 09:05 AM	#7
mustang_dodger Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: sterlins illinois Posts: 18,249 Images: 561	well number one is the muscle score of the animal. yes the animal would more like be a choice animal. __________________ Proud owner of Smart Devil a registered appendix and registered paint mare Eye's White Feather.

09-30-2005, 08:32 AM	#1
Bashful Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Morton Minnesota Posts: 6	Cutters & Canners vs. #1's In the horse slaughter world and pertaining to the type of horse when they refer to a horse as a number 1 or a cutter or canner what is the meaning of these terms? Anyone with knowledge of this, I appreciate your expertise in explaining this to me. Would like more of an education on the subject.

09-30-2005, 09:04 AM	#6
Bashful Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Morton Minnesota Posts: 6	Very helpful - Thanks!

09-30-2005, 09:19 AM	#9
ssurider9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 631 Images: 159	interesting info. thanks

09-30-2005, 09:25 AM	#10
mustang_dodger Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: sterlins illinois Posts: 18,249 Images: 561	your welcome. i've had this stuff drilled into my head and i'm glad to make it come to use some how. __________________ Proud owner of Smart Devil a registered appendix and registered paint mare Eye's White Feather.