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.
Ribs. The ribs are located between the chuck and the loin. This is where the short and back ribs come from. Other cuts of meat from the meaty portion on top of the rib bones include rib eye steak and roast, as well as prime rib, filet of rib and cowboy steak.