Sheep may be breed for several different reasons such as wool, milk and meat. Raising sheep for meat requires sheep breeds grow fast and have good carcasses. Sheep that fall in this category are Dorper and Hampshire sheep. These two sheep are known to be resistant to hot weather and parasites. They also grow faster and in a short space will fatten up.
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When farming your own sheep for meat production there are steps you have to take in order to be productive with your project. Below is a collection of things to know before you venture into this industry.
1 . You should understand that there is a difference between feeder lambs and slaughter lambs. Feeder lambs are lambs that are brought whilst they are still young. They are feed and raised before they are killed. On the other hand slaughter lambs are bought to be immediately killed.
2. When you want to raise sheep for profits factors that play a role in success are the price of feeding, the lamb growth rate and industry prices at that given time. If your lambs grow faster that means that they will eat less food thus reducing the money you will spend in feeding them.
3. Lamb meat is meat got from young sheep that are less than one years old. Hogget meat is gotten from young male sheep and mutton gotten from castrated male sheep. Lamb meat is softer than mutton but on the other hand mutton has more flavor.
4. Sheep meat has various categories and cuts. The meat is sorted in 3 different sections that are the loin, hind 1 / 4 and the forequarter. Lamb cuts are scrag end, middle neck, best end, loin, chump chops, lower leg, shoulder and breast. Once chopping the lamb you cut from the ribs to the loin and the shoulders.
Since sheep meat is a superb cuisine it is a very profitable business to venture in. Barbecued mutton is popular in the United States, Canada and also in Northern Europe just to point out a few.
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