Publications & Resources
Details of the classification services provided by MLC are set out in three booklets below:
MLC staff have been classifying beef carcases throughout GB since the early 1970s. The carcase information provided by the MLC service is widely used as the basis for trading between producers and slaughterers.
Cattle Classification Booklet
Sheep Classification Booklet
An independent service is available to abattoirs to classify their sheep carcases. MLC’s technically trained staff have been classifying sheep carcases since the early 1970’s.
Pig Classification Booklet
The information provided by MLC’s Pig Carcase Authentication Service is used widely as the basis for transactions between producers and slaughterers.
Carcase Classification Scrutiny Committee
The purpose of this quality standard is to ensure that providers of carcase classification and dressing inspection services for cattle, sheep and pigs in Great Britain operate to a transparent and independent standard agreed by key participants in the supply chain including farmers, processors and their representatives.
AHDB Virtual Beef and Lamb Tool
Explore the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s interactive Virtual Beef and Lamb Tool, designed to support classification training and improve understanding of carcase assessment.