. 2023 Mar 29;21(3):e07896. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7896

Table 37.

Initial list of ABMs that can be assessed in slaughterhouses at ante‐ or post‐mortem

ABMs in veal calves
Ante‐mortem		Post‐mortem
1	Body condition	1	Lung lesions – pneumonia and pleuritis ^(b)
2	Lameness	2	Pericarditis
3	Skin lesions – wounds/injuries	3	Skin lesions – bruises
4	Skin lesions – abscesses	4	Abscesses (in other locations than on skin)
5	Manure on the body	5	Bursa swelling (hygroma)
6	Couching/sneezing	6	Abomasal lesions
7	Nasal discharge ^(a)	7	Rumen lesions
8	Pumping/laboured breathing	8	Rumen disorders
9	Rectal prolapse	9	Intestinal disorders
10	Hernia	10	Carcass colour
11	Diarrhoea	11	Carcass condemnation^**
		12	Carcass aspect

^(a)

Originally ‘nasal/ocular discharge’ in EFSA AHAW Network (2021). The name was amended during the screening process.

^(b)

This ABM (lung lesions: pneumonia and pleuritis) is a combination of two ABMs listed in EFSA AHAW Network (2021).

^**

Excluding slaughterhouse contamination.