Deboned ostrich legs equates to Leg assembly - boneless, which comprises
of the following muscle groupings without bone :-
Drum assembly
boneless (OS1009) - contains inside drum (OS1011), outside
drum (OS1012) and the mid drum (OS1013).
Thigh assembly
boneless (OS1029) - contains the MAJOR muscles of the round (OS1035),
outside strip (OS1036), tip assembly (OS1040, oyster (OS1045), fan
(OS1046), top loin (OS1047), inside strip (OS1050), pearl (OS1059c)
plus MINOR muscles.
Tenderloin
muscle (OS1060)- an individual muscle not to be found within the drum or thigh assemblies.
Drum Assembly
Key :
1:
Outside drum
OS1012
2:
Mid drum
OS1013
3:
Inside drum
OS1011
Thigh Assembly - Inner Muscle
Key :
6:
Outside
strip
OS1036
11:
Pearl
OS1059c
13:
Inside strip
OS1050
14:
pubo-ischio-femoralis
OS1038
15:
ischiofemoralis
OS1073a
16:
femorotobialis externus
OS1042
17:
femorotibialis accessorius
OS1059a
18:
iliotrochantericus cranialis
OS1073b
19:
iliofemoralis internus
OS1073c
20:
iliotochantericus caudalis
OS1073d
21:
flexor cruris medialis
OS1037
Thigh Assembly - Outer Muscle
Key :
6:
Outside strip
OS1036
7:
Fan
OS1046
8:
Tip
OS1040
9:
Round
OS1035
10:
Oyster
OS1045
11:
Pearl
OS1059c
12:
Top
loin
OS1047
Naming
and numbering conventions as per Blue Mountain Meat Muscle Identification
Guide
