Any sheep less than a year old. Produced on the farm or purchased at about 20 pounds and raised until 8 - 9 months old. Normal selling weight is 90 - 100 pounds. Usually purchased in early summer and sold in late fall of same year.
Offspring of sheep, under 1 year of age.
(1) A young male or female sheep, usually less than 1 year of age. (2) To deliver, or give birth to, a lamb.
A sheep under 1 year of age. Also, the meat from a sheep under 1 year of age.
A sheep less than 1 year old, known for its tender meat. Baby lamb and spring lamb are both milk fed. Baby lamb is customarily slaughtered at between 6 and 8 weeks old. Spring lamb is usually 3 to 5 months old; regular lamb is slaughtered under a year of age. Lamb between 12 and 24 months is called yearling; when over 2 years, it`s referred to as mutton and has a much stronger flavor and less tender flesh.
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a male or female sheep less than one year old of age.
(animal science) A young sheep, less than one year old.
a baby, a sheep is an adult
a sheep less than a year old, and is typically brought to market between the ages of six and eight months
a sheep that has not had an eruption of any permanent teeth
a sheep which is no more than a year old
a sheep younger than a year, known for its tender meat
a small sheep, that has been prevented from being a sheep so people can enjoy its tasty flesh
Meat labeled "genuine" lamb or simply "lamb" comes from an animal less than 1 year old. This is specified by a U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation. Spring lamb identifies lamb processed between the first Monday in March through the first Monday in October. Years ago, lamb production peaked in spring and at other times; consumers may have been limited to frozen lamb. Now, spread over 12 months, the "spring lamb" identity has lost its importance.
A sheep under one year of age or the meat from young sheep.
a young sheep, generally unweaned. In many Eastern countries, there is a less strict definition of lamb which may include older hoggetts. Also used to refer specifically to the meat of such a sheep.
A sheep under 1 year old. "Baby lamb" in slaughtered at between 6 - 8 weeks of age, "spring lamb" at 3 - 5 months, "regular lamb" at under one year. Lamb over 1 year old is "mutton" and is less tender and has a stronger flavor than lamb.
Young sheep of either sex under 1 year of age.
A term that refers to both young sheep and the meat obtained from sheep that are generally slaughtered within 12-14 months of birth.
Ber Gosht. Meat, usually lamb, mutton or goat in India but can be beef. Indians use mutton rather than lamb and it’s generally cooked and served on the bone which makes it easier to pick up.
the meat of a sheep slaughtered when less than 1 year old; generally tender with a mild flavor; also known as a yearling.