{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.ostrich-meat","code":"thing-q2354102","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q2354102/","name":"ostrich meat","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Ostrich meat is the edible skeletal muscle of ostriches, usually farmed birds, sold as a red meat whose composition and culinary properties vary with the muscle, trimming and processing.","purpose":"Enable an agent to identify ostrich meat, assess the condition and suitability of a particular lot or portion, and determine which handling, processing or culinary actions are supported by its evidence.","scope":{"in":["Species authentication and traceability of meat represented as ostrich","Anatomical cut, muscle identity, trimming and portion form","Measured composition and quality attributes of a specified sample or lot","Raw, chilled, frozen, thawed and otherwise processed meat states","Packaging, storage history and evidence supporting food-use decisions","Suitability for particular preparation methods and product specifications"],"out":["Live ostrich biology, breeding and husbandry systems","Slaughterhouse facilities and slaughter operations as processes","Ostrich eggs, feathers, hides, bones and rendered fats as separate materials","Prepared meals and formulated foods containing ostrich meat as ingredients","Cooking appliances and complete recipes","Human dietary requirements and individual medical advice"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require traceability or appropriate authentication evidence of ostrich origin; colour and a seller's description alone do not distinguish it from beef or other red-looking meats.","Distinguish ostrich from emu and other ratite meats through the declared species and supporting evidence rather than accepting 'ratite meat' as sufficient identification.","Identify the anatomical tissue represented: skeletal-muscle cuts must be distinguishable from organs and other edible tissues whose inclusion requires an explicit scope decision.","Distinguish unformulated ostrich meat from products containing added water, seasonings, binders or other species by inspecting ingredient and processing records.","Keep intact cuts, mechanically tenderised cuts and minced meat distinct even when they share species and lot origin, because their physical structure and applicable handling decisions differ."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"ostrich-identity-and-material-boundary","name":"Ostrich identity and material boundary","description":"Establishes what qualifies as ostrich meat and whether the represented material matches that identity.","layers":[{"id":"species-and-authentication","name":"Species and authentication","description":"Connects the ostrich designation to source and authentication evidence.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-for-ostrich-origin","name":"Evidence for ostrich origin","description":"Record the declared species and distinguish documentary traceability from analytical authentication.","questions":[{"text":"Which scientific species designation does the supplier's use of 'ostrich' represent?","id":"evidence-for-ostrich-origin-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What records or authentication results support ostrich origin and distinguish the lot from emu, other ratites or substituted meat?","id":"evidence-for-ostrich-origin-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"tissue-and-ingredient-boundaries","name":"Tissue and ingredient boundaries","description":"Separates the meat material from adjacent tissues and formulated products.","findings":[{"id":"declared-tissue-and-additions","name":"Declared tissue and additions","description":"Make tissue inclusion and ingredient additions explicit rather than allowing the commercial name to conceal them.","questions":[{"text":"Does this registry entry cover skeletal muscle only, or also specified edible organs and attached tissues?","id":"declared-tissue-and-additions-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Have water, seasonings, binders or meat from another species been added, requiring a link to a separate formulated-product model?","id":"declared-tissue-and-additions-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"ostrich-cuts-and-composition","name":"Ostrich cuts and composition","description":"Describes the anatomical and compositional differences needed to compare ostrich-meat portions meaningfully.","layers":[{"id":"cut-anatomy-and-trimming","name":"Cut anatomy and trimming","description":"Relates trade descriptions to muscles, retained tissues and physical presentation.","findings":[{"id":"anatomical-cut-mapping","name":"Anatomical cut mapping","description":"Record the anatomical basis of each ostrich cut and the trimming that defines the supplied portion.","questions":[{"text":"Which ostrich muscle or anatomical region corresponds to this supplier's cut name?","id":"anatomical-cut-mapping-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What fat, connective tissue or other attached tissue remains after trimming, and is the portion intact, tenderised or minced?","id":"anatomical-cut-mapping-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"composition-and-comparison-basis","name":"Composition and comparison basis","description":"Keeps nutrient and material measurements tied to the sampled cut and its preparation state.","findings":[{"id":"lot-specific-composition","name":"Lot-specific composition","description":"Distinguish measured composition from reference values and marketing descriptions of ostrich meat.","questions":[{"text":"What protein, fat, moisture and ash values were measured for this cut, and on what raw or cooked mass basis?","id":"lot-specific-composition-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Are composition claims supported by this lot, a defined sampling programme or an external reference population?","id":"lot-specific-composition-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"post-slaughter-quality-and-preservation","name":"Post-slaughter quality and preservation","description":"Tracks how the ostrich muscle's condition relates to elapsed time, packaging and preservation history.","layers":[{"id":"muscle-quality-observations","name":"Muscle quality observations","description":"Records comparable observations of acidity, colour and water retention.","findings":[{"id":"condition-measurement-context","name":"Condition measurement context","description":"Attach sampling conditions to quality observations so differences between ostrich cuts can be interpreted.","questions":[{"text":"What are the measured pH and colour of the identified muscle, and when and under what temperature and exposure conditions were they measured?","id":"condition-measurement-context-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What drip or thaw loss has occurred, using which starting mass and measurement interval?","id":"condition-measurement-context-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"cold-chain-and-package-state","name":"Cold chain and package state","description":"Connects the current portion to its thermal history and packaging conditions.","findings":[{"id":"preservation-history-evidence","name":"Preservation history evidence","description":"Record chilling, freezing, thawing and package changes together with gaps in the evidence.","questions":[{"text":"What temperature records and freezing or thawing events are available from slaughter through the current storage period?","id":"preservation-history-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the package's present seal, atmosphere and opening history match the conditions specified for this ostrich-meat product's storage life?","id":"preservation-history-evidence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"food-use-eligibility-and-controls","name":"Food-use eligibility and controls","description":"Organises the evidence needed to decide whether a particular ostrich-meat lot may enter its intended food use.","layers":[{"id":"inspection-and-market-identity","name":"Inspection and market identity","description":"Links the meat to the establishment, inspection evidence and destination-market requirements.","findings":[{"id":"documented-food-market-status","name":"Documented food-market status","description":"Record the evidence supporting food use and sale under the relevant treatment of ostrich or ratite meat.","questions":[{"text":"Which slaughter establishment and inspection or certification records are linked to this lot?","id":"documented-food-market-status-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which destination-market rules govern its classification, labelling and eligibility for the intended sale or use?","id":"documented-food-market-status-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"hazard-evidence-and-disposition","name":"Hazard evidence and disposition","description":"Connects relevant hazard assessments and test results to a bounded decision about the lot.","findings":[{"id":"lot-release-basis","name":"Lot release basis","description":"Keep sampling coverage, applicable criteria and unresolved evidence gaps visible in any release or rejection decision.","questions":[{"text":"Which microbial, residue or physical-hazard checks are required for this ostrich-meat form and intended use, and what sampling evidence is available?","id":"lot-release-basis-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do the applicable criteria and lot history support release, further testing, a hold or rejection?","id":"lot-release-basis-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"cut-performance-and-preparation","name":"Cut performance and preparation","description":"Relates ostrich cut identity and processing state to practical preparation choices and measured outcomes.","layers":[{"id":"tenderness-and-yield","name":"Tenderness and yield","description":"Captures 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applicable preparation controls, preserving links to any resulting product.","questions":[{"text":"Which preparation methods are supported for this cut by its measured tenderness, composition and yield?","id":"supported-preparation-path-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"What applicable validated preparation controls are needed for its intact, tenderised or minced form, and which resulting formulated products require separate model links?","id":"supported-preparation-path-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of ostrich meat this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report species, cut, origin and processing of ostrich meat from labels and supplier records.","Prepare or serve it following meat hygiene and cooking 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Chilled, frozen, partly thawed or thawed; temperature in °C with timestamps and known gaps","Packaging condition: Packaging type, atmosphere where known, seal integrity, opening time and leakage observations","Food-safety evidence: Links to inspection records, sampling plans, laboratory results, applicable criteria and release decisions"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Deep red, very lean meat with little visible marbling or fat cap.","Sold as steaks, fillets or mince, often labelled as ostrich or by muscle name."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Authenticate a claimed ostrich-meat lot and trace affected portions to their source.","Compare cuts using anatomical identity, trimming, composition and measured preparation performance.","Route a lot for release, further testing, hold or rejection using applicable criteria and available evidence.","Select and document storage, thawing and processing actions appropriate to the meat's presentation and history.","Allocate cuts or mince to intended culinary uses using measured tenderness, water loss and yield.","Evaluate species, cut and composition claims against supporting records."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Foodborne illness from undercooked or poorly stored meat.","Species substitution and mislabelling.","Injuries to farm workers from handling large, strong birds."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, issued by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, sets specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and includes farmed ratites within its farmed game provisions.","The General Principles of Food Hygiene, CXC 1-1969, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, provides a food hygiene and hazard control framework applicable to ostrich meat handling and processing."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Ostrich meat is encountered in meat processing, food retail and catering as 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