# 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 (hindquarter, back, shoulder).
Conformation class
Additional provisions
S
Superior
Hindquarter: double muscled. Profiles extremely convex
Back: extremely convex, extremely wide, extremely thick
Shoulder: extremely convex and extremely thick
E
Excellent
Hindquarter: very thick. Profiles very convex
Back: very convex, very wide and very thick to the shoulder
Shoulder: very convex and very thick
U
Very good
Hindquarter: thick. Profiles convex
Back: wide and thick to the shoulder
Shoulder: thick and convex
R
Good
Hindquarter: profiles mainly straight
Back: thick but less wide to the shoulder
Shoulder: good development, but less thick
O
Fair
Hindquarter: profiles tending to slightly concave
Back: lacking width and thickness
Shoulder: tending to narrow. Lacking thickness
P
Poor
Hindquarter: profiles concave to very concave
Back: narrow and concave with bones apparent
Shoulder: narrow, flat and bones apparent

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