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How old is a sheep when you say its a mutton?

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Q: How old is a sheep when you say its a mutton?
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Where is the mutton on a Suffolk lamb?

Mutton is word used to describe an old sheep (or the meat from an old sheep). A lamb is a young sheep. Therefore, you will never find mutton on a lamb.


Where do you get the mutton from?

old sheep


What is sheep meat called over a year old?

It is called mutton.


Is a mutton fruit or vegetable?

niether.mutton ia a meat coming from a cow and joined together by a pig:O No. Mutton is the meat from a sheep. From an older sheep. Lamb = meat from 1 year old sheep. hogget = meat from two year old sheep. mutton = meat from 3/4 year old sheep.


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 age does a sheep become known as mutton?

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.


What part of the sheep is mutton cut from?

Mutton is not a specific cut of meat, mutton is the meat from any part of a sheep that is more than 12 months old. Goat meat is sometimes called mutton too.


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.


What is meat from sheep that's older then a year old called?

Mutton.


What country does mutton come from?

Mutton doesn't come form a specific country. Mutton is the meat obtained from adult sheep, as opposed to lamb (which is obtained from lambs less than a year old).


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 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.