Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182Show full title

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 of 20 April 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and as regards the reporting of market prices of certain categories of carcasses and live animals

1.CONFORMATIONU.K.

Development of carcass profiles, and in particular the essential parts (round, back, shoulder)

Conformation classAdditional provisions

S

Superior

Round: very highly rounded double-muscled visibly separated seamsTopside spreads very markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)
Back: very wide and very thick, up to the shoulderRump very rounded
Shoulder: very highly rounded

E

Excellent

Round: very roundedTopside spreads markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)
Back: wide and very thick, up to the shoulderRump very rounded
Shoulder: very rounded

U

Very good

Round: roundedTopside spreads over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)
Back: wide and thick, up to the shoulderRump rounded
Shoulder: rounded

R

Good

Round: well-developedTopside and rump are slightly rounded
Back: still thick but less wide at the shoulder
Shoulder: fairly well-developed

O

Fair

Round: average development to lacking development
Back: average thickness to lacking thicknessRump: straight profile
Shoulder: average development to almost flat

P

Poor

Round: poorly developed
Back: narrow with bones visible
Shoulder: flat with bones visible