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How hill farmers can tap into new market for light lambs
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Hill farmers could tap into new markets for lighter carcasses by intensively finishing lambs to a deadweight of 12-16kg.
With producer groups in Ireland already supplying up to 30,000 lighter lambs annually for export to southern France and Italy, as well as to domestic food retailers, there is potential for UK hill sheep farmers, too.
The biggest challenge with this system is achieving sufficient fat cover to meet market specifications.
Here they advise on the key considerations for hitting targets.
Nutrition
With lambs typically weighing only 22-26 kg at weaning, an intensive high-energy finishing diet is needed to get an acceptable fat level and finish them in a short time span.

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