*3.4. Carcass Scoring*

Of the 8132 carcasses observed, 873 (10.7%) carcasses had one bruise, 1312 (16.1%) had two bruises, 1231 (15.1%) had three bruises and 3944 (48.5%) had four or more bruises. 772 (9.5%) of the carcasses had no bruises. The average number of bruises per carcass was 3.75. The location and prevalence of bruising on a carcass is shown in Table 4. There were no grade 3 bruises in this study.

**Table 4.** Gradation of bruises and the prevalence of the location on the carcass.

