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.
Spareribs. The term spareribs is always referring to pork ribs and never refers to beef, lamb or any other rib types. Spareribs come from the side or belly of the pig and are often sold with the brisket bone attached which you can cut off or ask the butcher to do it for you. I usually do this task myself.