A comparison of the composition and carcass quality of Kelly and
Russian castrate, ram, wether and ewe lambs
A.H. Kirton, J.N Clarke, S.M. Hickey
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production.
1982, 42: 117-118
The carcass weight, composition and meat quality of entire rams,
Kelly and Russian castrates, wethers and ewes under 6 months old were
compared. Wether lamb carcasses averaged 0.6 kg heavier than those of
the ewes and the Russian (0.4 kg), Kely (0.6 kg) and ram (0.8 kg)
carcasses were heavier than those of the wethers slaughtered at the same
mean age. The ram and partial castrates were less fat than the wethers
(2.4 to 3.3%) which in turn were 2.7% less fat than the ewes. There
were no practical differences in percentage carcass cuts between the
rams, partial castrates or castrates. A consumer taste panel in which
48 participating families cooked and tasted a ram and wether leg roast
detected no difference between the two types of meat.
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