spamtrap1888 wrote:
Quoting from Beef,_Veal_and_Lamb_Operations_ 4th edition
(University of Chicago, 1954), pages 69 and 70.
"Contrary to popular belief, both the fore quarter and
hind quarter of meat animals (except pork) are eligible
for consumption by the Jewish trade, if properly
handled by the kosher retailer. The requirement of the
religious law is that all veins must be removed before
delivery of meat to the consumer. For this reason,
the Jewish trade confines itself to the fore quarter,
from which the veins may be easily and quickly removed
with a minimum amount of mutilation of the meat."
"There is no objection on the part of the Jewish trade
to the hind quarter carcass cuts, such as loins and
rounds, if they are handled in accordance with the
religious requirements that the blood veins be removed.
The veins in these parts are very small and their
complete removal necessitates such mutilation of these
parts as to practically destroy their identity. For
this reason, the demand in this country is confined
to the fore quarter, which can be bought at lower
prices and from which the veins can be removed with
a minimum amount of mutilation."