Description
The beef round primal refers to the rear leg of the animal. It includes the aitchbone (half of the hip bone), the femur bone, and the tibia (shank). The round includes large muscle groups that make up the subprimals of the round. They include the Top (inside) round, the bottom (outside) round, the eye of round, sirloin tip, heel, and hind shank. A semi-boneless, shank off, heel off round is a full round that has the shank and heel removed and is absent of all bones except the femur.