Print Version. Biting midges are minute to tiny flies that can be severe biting pests of humans, pets, livestock, and wildlife. Their blood-sucking habits also raise concerns about possible involvement in the transmission of disease agents.
The best cut of beef ribs comes from the lower, ventral, section, from the 6th through 10th rib, roughly the same cut as the St. Louis cut of pork ribs. It is called the short plate, and the ribs are called short ribs not because they are short in length, but because they come from what is called the short plate.
A: In ground sirloin, the muscle and fat comes only from a sirloin cut of beef that is found on a steer or heifer's hip, but ground beef is a more general term. It indicates that the meat came from one of the seven primal cuts and trimmings, such as chuck or round, but doesn't specify.