# 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, Division 1: CONFORMATION

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Development of carcass profiles, and in particular the essential parts (round, back, shoulder)
Conformation class
Additional provisions
S
Superior
Round: very highly rounded double-muscled visibly separated seams
Topside spreads very markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)
Back: very wide and very thick, up to the shoulder
Rump very rounded
Shoulder: very highly rounded
E
Excellent
Round: very rounded
Topside spreads markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)
Back: wide and very thick, up to the shoulder
Rump very rounded
Shoulder: very rounded
U
Very good
Round: rounded
Topside spreads over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)
Back: wide and thick, up to the shoulder
Rump rounded
Shoulder: rounded
R
Good
Round: well-developed
Topside 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 thickness
Rump: straight profile
Shoulder: average development to almost flat
P
Poor
Round: poorly developed
Back: narrow with bones visible
Shoulder: flat with bones visible

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1182/annex/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1182/annex-I/division-1
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