Lamb

Lamb

Lamb and mutton is the meat attained from the killing of domestic sheep. The meat of a sheep in its first year is lamb, the meat of juvenile sheep older than a year is called hogget, the meat of an adult sheep is called mutton.

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genetic merit

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The genetic worth of an animal for a particular trait can be expressed as an EPD, EBV or ABC.

genetic correlation

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Relationships between traits that arise because some of the same genes affect both traits.

generation interval

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Average age of parents when the animals that will replace them in the flock are born. This represents the average turnover rate of a flock.

gene

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The basic genetic unit of heredity that occurs in pairs in an individual, but is passed to progeny from one parent as a single unit.

F1

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Progeny resulting from the mating of a purebred ram and a purebred ewe of different breeds.

expected progeny difference (EPD)

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The expected difference between the progeny performance of a breed average animal and the performance of an individual’s progeny for any given trait(s).

estimated breeding value (EBV)

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An estimate of an animal’s genetic merit for a particular trait based on the individual’s performance and the performance of relatives. This value is expressed as a difference from the breed ...