The average weight of the wool from one mature sheep in about 2.3kg. Lamb is eaten as fresh meat. Lamb chops, ribs, or rack of lamb are all popular cuts. Mutton, which is the meat from mature sheep, is not as tender as lamb. It is often used as filler in sausages.
Sheep wool is spun and is used in clothing such sweaters, mitts, and pants.
There is a specialty market for different colours of natural wool. Sheep wool can be blond, red, beige, brown, silver or gray. This wool is often used for weaving and by fibre industry artists. Sheep milk is used for yogurt or for cheeses such as Roquefort, Feta or Ricotta. A relatively new development in BC is the use of sheep for weed control in replanted forest clearcuts.