Application of knowledge-based system for grading meat
 An applications system has been developed to assist meat graders in deciding the yield and quality grades of carcasses. The applications system comprises: (1) an input for information relating to characteristics of a carcass to be graded; (2) a program comprising a knowledge base of facts and rules relating to grading of the carcasses; (3) an inference engine for processing the input information against the facts and rules of the knowledge base to arrive at yield and quality grades for the carcass; and (4) an output for the carcass grades. An embodiment useful for the grading of beef carcasses has been illustrated. 
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
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Yud-Ren Steven A.
Chen Robinson