Development of live animal and carcass classification and grading systems for beef cattle, goats and sheep in the southern African development community (SADC)

This report reviews and analyses the status of live animal and carcass classification and grading systems forbeef cattle, goats and sheep within the SADC Member States, explores the opportunities and strategiesfor development of improved systems, and suggests the processes of developing a regional policy andregulations for live animal and carcass classification systems, and for domesticating and adopting theproposed systems.