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TABLE 1

FATNESS CLASSIFICATION OF BOVINE, SHEEP AND GOAT CARCASSES

(Reg.7)

Kind of animal	Description of carcass in respect of fatness	Fatness Class	Guideline for the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer (mm)	Guideline for the percentage subcutaneous fat (%)
1	2	3	4	5
Bovine	No fat	0	Nil	Less than 1.0
	Very lean	1	Less than 1	At least 1.0 but not more than 3.6
	Lean	2	At least 1 but not more than 3	More than 3.6 but not more than 5.6
	Medium	3	More than 3 but not more than 5	More than 5.6 but not more than 7.6
	Fat	4	More than 5 but not more than 7	More than 7.6 but not more than 9.6
	Slightly overfat	5	More than 7 but not more than 10	More than 9.6 but not more than 11.7
	Excessively overfat	6	More than 10	More than 11.7
Sheep	No fat	0	Nil	Less than 1.0
	Very lean	1	Less than 1	At least 1.0 but not more than 5.6
	Lean	2	At least 1 but not more than 4	More than 5.6 but not more than 8.6
	Medium	3	More than 4 but not more than7	More than 8.6 but not more than 11.6
	Fat	4	More than 7 but not more than 9	More than 11.6 but not more than 14.6
	Slightly overfat	5	More than 9 but not more than 11	More than 14.6 but not more than 17.6
	Excessively overfat	6	More than 11	More than 17.6
Goat	No fat	0	Nil	*
	Very lean	1	*	*
	Lean	2	*	*
	Medium	3	*	*
	Fat	4	*	*
	Slightly overfat	5	*	*
	Excessively overfat	6	*	*

* Not specified

Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)