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Which animals provide beef, pork, lamb, and veal?

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meat cutting — meat processing A butcher cutting beef.

In the context of meat processing, various types of red meat are identified by the specific animals from which they are derived. These classifications are as follows:1

Beef: Derived from cattle.1
Pork: Derived from hogs (swine).12
Lamb: Derived from young sheep.1
Veal: Derived from calves.31