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Producing a lamb to meet the needs of the buyer

With tight margins, maximising returns is important, and for sheep producers one way of achieving this is to produce lamb which buyers will pay the most money for

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Producing a lamb to meet the needs of the buyer

The first step in producing a lamb that suits buyers' needs is understanding the kill sheet said Steve Powdrill, AHDB selection and carcase classification specialist, speaking at an AHDB Monitor 51AVÊÓÆµmeeting...

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