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kev meaney

  • Joined Sep 2015
Lamb weights
« on: September 25, 2018, 10:31:33 am »
Hi

I've 2 lincoln longwool lambs, 2 Portland's and 1 greyfaced Dartmoor what weights should these be for slaughter?

Thanks

bj_cardiff

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Carmarthenshire
Re: Lamb weights
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2018, 11:20:36 am »
I don't know those breeds but I sell my lambs to a commercial buyer and he likes them with a decent cover of fat and ideally 38-45kg


shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Lamb weights
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2018, 12:35:16 pm »
Don't get too worried about weights , condition is the critical bit , google condition scoring sheep and go from there  . Depends on what you are wanting them for if selling live auction then they need to be fit , if private consumption then they can be fatter .  Never handled your breeds but guessing the Portlands will get fat at lightweights  and the Lincoln's may struggle to get fat at big weights 

 

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