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TABLE 3

CLASSES FOR PORK CARCASSES

(Reg. 11)

Class	Calculated percentage meat of carcass (%)#	Fat thickness measured by means of instruments (mm)
1	2	3
Sucking pig	*	*
P	60 and more	At least 1 but not more than 12
O	At least 55 but less than 60	More than 12 but not more than 18
R	At least 50 but less than 55	More than 18 but not more than 24
C	At least 45 but less than 50	More than 24 but not more than 29
U	At least 40 but less than 45	More than 29 but not more than 35
S	Less than 40	More than 35
Sausage pig	*	*
Rough	*	*

* Not specified

# With due regard to regulation 12(3)

[Table 3 substituted by section 10 of Notice No. R. 3450, GG48654, dated 26 May 2023 - effective 26 November 2023]

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