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Agneau de pré-salé. Agneau de pré-salé (French: 'salt marsh lamb') is a type of lamb which was raised in salt marsh meadows of France [1] (especially Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy and the Bay of the Somme in Picardy), and parts of the UK and the Netherlands. The sheep graze in pastures that are covered in halophyte grasses with a high ...
The Valais Blacknose is a dual-purpose breed, reared for both meat and wool. The wool is coarse: fibre diameter averages approximately 38 microns, and staple length is 100 mm (4 in) or more. [4]: 940 The annual yield of wool is about 4 kg (10 lb) per head. [3]: 281. Near Zermatt, with the Matterhorn in the background.
The U.S. Sheep Experiment Station conducts research in the areas of ovine reproductive efficiency, genetic improvement (especially of breeds), nutrient intake and use, ovine growth and development, range/grazing management, and product quality (i.e. meat and wool). In addition to lambs and other attendant sheep, the station has a base flock of ...
Kebab – Various; found throughout the Middle East. Khorkhog – Mongolia. Kibbeh nayyeh – a national dish of Lebanon, prepared with raw lamb or beef, fine bulgur and spices. Kokoretsi – Turkish; found throughout the Balkans and Azerbaijan. Kol böreği – Turkey. Kuurdak – Central Asia. Laal maans – Rajasthan, India.
The butter lamb, also known as a buttered lamb, is a traditional butter sculpture accompanying the Easter meal for many Russian, Slovenian and Polish Catholics. [1] Butter is shaped into a lamb either by hand or in a lamb-shaped mold. [2] The butter lamb represents the Paschal Lamb, Jesus, who sacrificed himself on Good Friday; as such, the ...
Testicles as food. The testicles of calves, lambs, roosters, turkeys, and other animals are eaten in many parts of the world, often under euphemistic culinary names. Testicles are a by-product of the castration of young animals raised for meat, so they were originally a late-spring seasonal specialty, [1] though nowadays they are generally ...
Lacaune sheep. The Lacaune (Languedocien: La Cauna) is a breed of domestic sheep originating near Lacaune in southern France. The native region of these sheep is the Tarn and Aveyron departments and surrounding areas. This region is collectively known as the "Roquefort Sector" which references the milk collection area. [1]
Leaping out after shearing in Wyoming. The Targhee is an American breed of domestic sheep. It was developed in the early twentieth century at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture at Dubois, Idaho, [1] and is named after the Targhee National Forest which surrounds it.