CARCASS YIELD
DRESSING PERCENT - PERCENTAGE OF LIVE ANIMAL WEIGHT THAT IS THE CARCASS. The average dressing percent of lamb is 50%. Factors such as yield grade, gut fill and pelt can affect dressing percentage. As a common rule, the higher the yield grade (fatter the animal) the higher the dressing percentage and lower percentage of usable product due to trimming. (HOT CARCASS WEIGHT / LIVE WEIGHT) X 100 = DRESSING PERCENT
live weight 140 lbs.
carcass weight 70 lbs.
cutout yield 49 lbs.
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ANIMAL GROWTH
A key to lamb value is determining the optimal time of harvest without negatively impacting Yield Grade and Quality Grade. Numerous factors can affect this - environmental factors such as nutrition and weather and genetic factors such as breed to name a few. THE SUFFOLK BREED IS KNOWN FOR ITS ABILITY TO EXCEL WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER BREEDS IN TERMS OF LEAN MUSCLE GROWTH, THUS SUFFOLKS OFFER MORE MARKETING OPTIONS. A SUFFOLK MARKET LAMB CAN OFTEN BE MARKETED AT A HEAVIER WEIGHT THAN OTHER BREEDS AND STILL BE WITHIN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF BODY CONDITION.
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