This is a profitable prime lamb that will compete against British breed prime lamb qualities. In South Africa British breeds have gone by the wayside because this is found to be superior. The Meatmaster can also thrive in a higher rainfall environment. Profitability You will find as you progress into the Damara mode of production it is not about producing the biggest animal, but rather about producing the most animals in a given time, ie kilos per hectare production. It's quite possible to get three drops of lambs in two years.
All nutrition is used producing meat.
High lambing percentages with F1, F2 sheep etc. Farmers have found after 10 weeks mating period to scan mobs and draft off pregnant sheep, keep dry ewes still with rams. The real facts are that if you are using merino ewes the risks of lambs contaminating their mothers, and also rams during mating, is limited. A management practice is to separate ewes from lambs and rams for a period of time before shearing or crutching. Farmers declaring in wool specification sheets have not been receiving any more that 10-20 c discount on that wool per kilo.