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A sheep is never called a Mutton. A mutton is meat from a mature domestic sheep.
A Ram is an intact male sheep.
A Ewe is an intact female sheep A Wether is a castrated male sheep. A lamb is a young sheep. Lambing is giving birth to sheep. A Flock is a group of sheep.
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∙ 9y agoA sheep which is two years old or more will be eaten as mutton, lamb is a young sheep less than 1 year old, yearling lamb is 12 to 24 months.
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∙ 9y agoMutton is meat from a sheep which is two years old or more. Lamb is meat from a young sheep less than 12 months old, yearling lamb is meat from a sheep between 12 and 24 months old.
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What is the name for sheep meat?
mutton or lamb, depending on the age of the sheep when it was slaughtered. well tell me come on spit it out.
The flesh of sheep?
The flesh of a sheep younger than one year of age is known as lamb. The flesh of sheep older than one year of age is known as mutton.
Other than mutton or lamb what are meat of goat or sheep called?
Meat from sheep is known as lamb or mutton. Meat from goats is known as capretto or chevon depending on the age of the animal when it is slaughtered.
What is meat from a sheep older than one year?
Meat from an adult sheep is called mutton. Meat from is sheep under one year of age is called lamb.
What animal does mutton come from?
Mutton is the meat from a sheep or a goat, the animal will be two years old or more at the time of slaughter to be called mutton. Most sheep are slaughtered at a younger age and then the meat is known as lamb.
What is the name of meat that sheep make?
Mutton or lamb depending on the age of the sheep when it was slaughtered.
What is the name of meat from sheep?
Depending on the age of the sheep, it's usually called either mutton or lamb.
What is the flesh of a sheep called?
The flesh of a sheep is called mutton or lamb depending on the age of the sheep when it is slaughtered, younger being lamb.
What do you call the meat of sheep?
it depends how old it is. If it's a baby sheep it's called Lamb, if it's a fully-grown sheep it's called Mutton. Lamb is usually more popular because the meat is younger and fresher.
Why do you need sheep?
I need sheep ,because i need their droppings to keep my garden healthy. Sheep are also the main source of wool for the production of clothing. Sheep also provide meat called lamb or mutton depending on the age of the animal when it is slaughtered.
Name of goat meat?
No goat meat is called goat or capretto or chevon depending of the age of the goat. Sheep produce lambs and meat from young sheep is called lamb, meat from older sheep is called mutton. There is a Jamaican dish called chivo which is made with goat and it is delicious.
What is young one of a sheep?
A young sheep is referred to as a "lamb" until it reaches 20 weeks. After that, it is usually referred to as simply "sheep". For the meat of sheep: "lamb" is the meat from sheep under 1 year of age "hogget" is meat from a juvenile 1 year of age but not yet adult "mutton" is meat from an adult sheep See the appended link for more definitions of sheep by age.
