[Jacob-list] comments on meat lambs

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Totally agree. But obviously in the case of a club lamb we have to be under 1 year at our Aug fair maybe we can grow a big one for natl western in Jan
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From: "Melanie Boxall" <melanie.boxall at sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 19:07:18 
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Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] comments on meat lambs

Exactly. I do not think the term "mutton" applies with Jacobs.


Melanie
"Not all who wander are lost."

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From: "Linda" <patchworkfibers at windstream.net>
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Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] comments on meat lambs



> We eat plenty of old sheep, including rams as old as five and ewes as 

> old as 10. The meat is excellent at all ages.

> Linda

> 

> Melanie Boxall wrote:

>> As many of you know, I only raise Jacobs for meat, and I consider it 

>> the finest lamb available. We slaughter no younger than 10 months, and 

>> the meat is indistinguishable from this when it's a 3-year-old ram. I 

>> dare anyone to tell the difference.

>>  

>>  

>> Melanie

>> "Not all who wander are lost."

>>

>>     ----- Original Message -----

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>>     *Sent:* Saturday, July 03, 2010 2:14 PM

>>     *Subject:* [Jacob-list] comments on meat lambs

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