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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1481/86
of15May1986
on the determination of prices of fresh or chilled lamb carcases on representative Community
marketsandthesurveyofpricesofcertain otherqualitiesofsheepcarcasesintheCommunity
(OJ L 130, 16.5.1986, p. 12)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2501/86 of 1 August 1986 L 219 7 6.8.1986
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3679/87 of 9 December 1987 L 346 14 10.12.1987
►M3Commission Regulation (EEC) No 507/88 of 25 February 1988 L 52 20 26.2.1988
►M4Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3181/88 of 17 October 1988 L 283 11 18.10.1988
►M5Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3983/89 of 20 December 1989 L 380 26 29.12.1989
►M6Commission Regulation (EEC) No 54/91 of 9 January 1991 L 7 23 10.1.1991
►M7Commission Regulation (EEC) No 320/91 of 8 February 1991 L 37 33 9.2.1991
►M8Commission Regulation (EEC) No 956/91 of 18 April 1991 L 98 8 19.4.1991
►M9Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1681/91 of 17 June 1991 L 154 7 18.6.1991
►M10Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3574/91 of 9 December 1991 L 338 13 10.12.1991
►M11Commission Regulation (EEC) No 115/92 of 17 January 1992 L 12 21 18.1.1992
►M12Commission Regulation (EEC) No 76/93 of 18 January 1993 L 11 6 19.1.1993
►M13Commission Regulation (EEC) No 280/93 of 8 February 1993 L 33 12 9.2.1993
►M14Commission Regulation (EC) No 322/94 of 11 February 1994 L 41 40 12.2.1994
►M15Commission Regulation (EC) No 3268/94 of 21 December 1994 L 339 42 29.12.1994
►M16Commission Regulation (EC) No 2947/95 of 19 December 1995 L 308 30 21.12.1995
►M17Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/96 of 9 December 1996 L 319 3 10.12.1996
►M18Commission Regulation (EC) No 2617/97 of 16 December 1997 L 353 13 24.12.1997
►M19Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/98 of 18 February 1998 L 48 29 19.2.1998
►M20Commission Regulation (EC) No 2787/98 of 22 December 1998 L 347 29 23.12.1998
►M21Commission Regulation (EC) No 2733/1999 of 21 December 1999 L 328 43 22.12.1999
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1481/86
of15May1986
onthedetermination ofprices offreshor chilled lambcarcases on
representative Community markets and the survey of prices of
certainotherqualitiesofsheepcarcases intheCommunity
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June
1980 on common organization of the market in sheepmeat and
goatmeat(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 882/86(2), and
in particular Articles 4 and 7 (4) thereof;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, the
price recorded on the representative markets of the Community must bederived from the prices recorded on the representative market or marketsof each Member State for the various categories of fresh or chilled sheep
carcases after taking into account both of the relative importance of each
category and of the relative size of the flock in each Member State;
Whereas, given the predominance of lamb, experience has shown that
the determination of market prices is best achieved by reference to themarket price of lamb less than 12 months old;
Whereas the price recorded on the representative markets of the
Community may be taken as the average of the prices of the products inquestion on the representative market or markets of each Member State;whereas this average should be weighted in accordance with the
coefficients expressing the relative size of flock in each Member State;
Whereas the price recorded on the representative market or markets of
each Member State may be taken as the weighted average of the priceswhich have occured in that Member State during a given period at agiven marketing stage; whereas the coefficients used for this weightingshould reflect the relative quantity of each category coming on to themarket;
Whereas the price recorded on the market is based on the prices,
excluding value added tax, of carcases, but with no deductions
authorized in respect of other charges; whereas market prices shouldbe recorded in respect of the ‘carcase weight’ as defined in CommissionDecision 82/958/EEC of 22 December 1982 laying down implementingprovisions for the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States
on sheep and goat stocks(
3); whereas, however, it should be permitted
that this definition be not used in the case of carcases of young lambsweighing between 9 and 16 kilograms, so that market practices, wherebywhole carcases marketed with head and offals command a greatercommercial value, can be taken into account;
Whereas in certain Member States these prices relate to prices for live
animals; whereas these prices should then be converted by means of
appropriate coefficients; whereas, however, in regions where the
individual assessment of live animals is carried out in order to estimatecarcase weight the conversion may be based on that assessment;
Whereas the representative market or markets for each Member State
should be selected on the basis of experience in recent years; whereas,moreover, where there is more than one representative market in aMember State the arithmetical or, if necessary, the weighted average of
quotations recorded on these markets should be taken;
Whereas the rules for the application of price reporting should be fixed;1986R1481 — EN — 03.01.2000 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 82, 27. 3. 1986, p. 3.
(3) OJ No L 386, 31. 12. 1982, p. 43.
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Whereas Member States may, because of veterinary or health-protection
regulations, find it necessary to take measures which affect prices;whereas, in such circumstances, it is not always suitable when recording
market prices to take into account quotations which do not reflect the
normal trend of the market; whereas, consequently, certain criteriashould be laid down allowing the Commission to take account of thatsituation; whereas similarly, when due to exceptional circumstances orseasonality of supply price recording is impossible, certain criteria
should also be laid down to take account of that situation;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The price of sheep carcases on the representative Community markets
referred to in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 shall be theaverage, weighted by the coefficients laid down in Annex 1 (SIC! I) ofthe prices recorded on the representative market or markets of eachquotation area.
Article 2
1. In each Member State, the price of fresh or chilled lamb carcases
on the representative market shall be equal to the average, weighted bycoefficients reflecting the relative importance of each category, of theprices recorded for the said categories during a seven-day period at thesame wholesale stage. The said price shall be calculated on the basis of
market prices, ex value added tax.
Market prices shall be recorded in respect of the ‘carcase weight’ within
the meaning of Commission Decision 82/958/EEC. In the case of lambcarcases weighing between ►
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and in accordance with normal commercial practice, prices may be
recorded before evisceration and removal of the head.
Where prices are recorded on a liveweight basis, the prices per kilogram
liveweight shall be divided by a maximum conversion coefficient of 0,5.
However, where normal practice is to include head and offals with the
carcase, for lambs weighing between ►M821◄and 28 kilograms
liveweight the maximum coefficient shall be 0,58.
However, in regions where price recording is based on the indivdual
assessment of the weight of lamb carcases, the conversion shall be based
on that assessment.
Where markets are held more than once during the seven-day period
referred to above, the price of each category shall be the arithmetical
average of the quotations recorded during each market.
Where there are several representative markets in a Member State:
(a) The price for that Member State shall be the average of the prices
recorded on the said markets, weighted by coefficients reflecting the
relative importance of each market or of each category; however,where no information is available the prices on the representativemarkets of that Member State shall be determined by reference inparticular to the last prices known.
2. The following are fixed in Annex II:
(a) the representative markets of each Member State;
(b) the categories of lamb carcases;1986R1481 — EN — 03.01.2000 — 002.001 — 3
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(c) the weighting and conversion coefficients referred to in paragraph 1.
3. The categories referred to in paragraph 2 (b) above are defined in
Annex III.
4. In the case of the United Kingdom, this Article shall apply in
respect of ►M18Great Britain and Northern Ireland ◄sepaately
(SIC! separately).
Article 3
1. Member States whose sheepmeat production exceeds 200 tonnes
per year shall communicate to the Commission, each Thursday at thelatest for each market, the prices of the categories and the average pricesreferred to in Article 2 (1) recorded during the week preceding the weekin which the information is given.
3. Within the same time limits the Member States referred to inparagraph 1 shall also communicate to the Commission the prices ofewes and, as far as possible, those of other categories not referred to inArticle 2.
Article 4
1. Where one or more Member States take measures, in particular for
veterinary or health reasons, which affect the normal trend of pricesrecorded on their markets, the Commission may either:
— disregard the prices recorded on the market or markets in question,
or
— use the last prices recorded on the market or markets before those
measures were put into effect.
2. Where, in exceptional circumstances or for reasons of seasonality
of supply, no prices can be recorded on a representative market ormarkets of a Member State, the Commission may use the last prices
recorded on the market in question before this occurrence.
3. Where the situations outlined in 1 and 2 above continue for two
consecutive weeks, the Commission may decide on the temporaryelimination of the market or markets in question for price reportingpurposes and on the temporary redistribution of their weightingaccordingly.
Article 5
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2657/80(
1) is hereby repealed.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
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ANNEX I
COEFFICIENTS TO BE USED IN CALCULATING THE PRICE
RECORDEDONTHEREPRESENTATIVECOMMUNITYMARKETS
Belgium 0,35 %
Denmark 0,16 %
Germany 4,05 %Greece 7,46 %
Spain 21,54 %
France 13,11 %Ireland 8,30 %
Italy 4,64 %
Luxembourg —Netherlands 2,13 %
Austria 0,63 %
Portugal 2,15 %Finland 0,11 %
Sweden 0,33 %
Great Britain 31,75 %Northern Ireland 3,29 %1986R1481 — EN — 03.01.2000 — 002.001 — 5
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ANNEX II
FACTORS ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINATION OF PRICES RECORDED ON THE
REPRESENTATIVEMARKETSOFTHECOMMUNITY
A. BELGIUM
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
Sint-Truiden 40 %
Anderlecht 40 %Kleine plaatselijke markten/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Petits marchés régionaux20 %
2.Category
Weighting coefficient
Agneaux de boucherie/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Slachtlammeren100 %
B. DENMARK
1.Representativemarkets
(a) Regional markets
The price recorded is the weighted average of the prices recorded at the following places of
quotation:
Weighting coefficients
Nørager 40 %
(b) Seurop grid 60 %
2.Categories Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Lam Ekstra 33,3 %
Lam 1. Kvalitet 66,7 %
(b) Seurop grid (1)
C. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets: 97 %
The prices recorded in each Bundes-
land are to be weighted by means of
coefficients which are variable each
week and reflect the relative impor-
tance of the number of animals
slaughtered in each Bundesland
compared to the total in the Federal
Republicof Germany
(b) Seurop grid 3 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficient
(a) Regional markets:
Lammfleisch 100 %
(b) Seurop grid (1)
D. SPAIN
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Albacete 12 %Barcelona 8 %Madrid 8 %Medina del Campo 14 %Talavera de la Reina 14 %Valencia 3 %Zafra 20 %1986R1481 — EN — 03.01.2000 — 002.001 — 6
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Zaragoza 16 %
(b) ‘A’ grid 5 %
2.Categories Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Corderos I 50 %Corderos II 50 %
(b) ‘A’ grid
C1 20 %
C2 80 %
E. FRANCE
1.Representativemarkets
Weighting coefficients
January to June July to December
(a) Marché de Rungis 25 % 25 %
(b) Regional markets:
Paris 13 % 13 %Limoges 20 % 23 %
Toulouse 16 % 13 %
Avignon 16 % 16 %
(c) Seurop grid 10 % 10 %
2.Categories:
(a) Marché de Rungis: all categories of domestically produced lambs traded
(b) Regional markets: Agneaux
Weight range Degree of fattening Conformation Weighting coefficients
12 to 16 kg 3 E 3,79 %
U 4,55 %
R 7,20 %
O 3,79 %
4 E 2,66 %
U 3,41 %
R 4,93 %
O 3,03 %
16 to 19 kg 3 E 3,79 %
U 4,55 %
R 7,20 %
O 3,79 %
4 E 2,65 %
U 3,41 %
R 4,92 %
O 3,03 %
19 to 22 kg 3 E 3,78 %
U 4,54 %
R 7,19 %
O 3,78 %
4 E 2,65 %
U 3,41 %
R 4,92 %
O 3,03 %
(c) Seurop grid (
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F. GREECE
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
Αθήνα 15 %
Ιωάννινα 22 %
Κοµοτηνή 5%
Λάρισα 35 %
Τρίπολη 15 %
Χανιά 5%
(b) ‘Α’ grid 3 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficients
(a) Regional markets:
ΑµνοίI5 0 %
ΑµνοίII 50 %
(b) ‘Α’ grid:
C1
C2The price recorded for each of the two
categories are to be weighted by means of
coefficients which are variable each week and
reflect the relative importance of the number of
animals slaughtered in each category compared
to the total of the two categories
G. IRELAND
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
a) Abattoirs:
Ballyhaunis 12,8 %
Dublin 13,1 %Camolin 14,1 %
b) Live markets:
Ballina 22,5 %
Enniscorthy 17,0 %
Fermoy 10,5 %
c) Seurop grid 10,0 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficient
(a) and (b) Lambs 100 %(c) Seurop grid (
1)
H. ITALY
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
(a) Roma 25,0 %
(b) Other markets:
Avellino 6,0 %Firenze 5,0 %
Foggia 22,0 %
Nuoro 19,0 %L'Aquila 11,0 %Grosseto 6,0 %Forli 6,0 %
2.Categories:
Weighting coefficients
Agnelli I 50 %
Agnelli II 50 %1986R1481 — EN — 03.01.2000 — 002.001 — 8
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I. NETHERLANDS
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
Sluis
Kleinere slachterijenThe prices recorded in each slaughterhouse are
to be weighted by means of coefficients which
are variable each week and reflect the relative
importance of the number of animals slaugh-
tered in each slaughterhouse compared with the
national total.
2.Category Weighting coefficient
Slachtlammeren 100 %
J. PORTUGAL
1.Representativemarkets Categories Weighting coefficients
Alentejo Borrego I 80 %
Ribatejo Oeste Borrego I 20 %
Alentejo Borrego II 100 %
2.Categories: Weighting coefficients
Borregos I 50 %
Borregos II 50 %
K. GREAT BRITAIN
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
(a) Livestock auction markets:
Representative livestock auction
markets in regions:
England
Wales
ScotlandThe prices recorded in each representative
livestock auction market in each region are to
be weighted by means of coefficients which are
variable each week and reflect the number of
lambs sold in these markets compared to the
regional total for all such markets. The prices
established for each region are also to be
weighted by means of coefficients which arevariable each week and reflect the number of
lambs sold in each region compared with the
national total for all such markets.
97 %
(b) Seurop grid 3 %
2.Categories:
Weighting coefficients
(a) Livestock auction markets:
New-season lamb
Old-season lambThe prices recorded for each category are to be
weighted by means of coefficients which are
variable each week and reflect the relative
importance of the total estimated carcase weight
of lambs in each category compared with the
total estimated carcase weight of all lambs born
in the 12-month period prior to marketing.
b) Seurop grip (SIC! grid) (1)
L. NORTHERN IRELAND
1.Representativemarkets Weighting coefficients
(a) Live markets:
Ballymoney 20 %
Allams, Belfast 20 %Markethill 12 %
Omagh 18 %
(b) Seurop grid (
1)3 0 %
M. AUSTRIA
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The prices record (SIC! recorded) on this
market are the weighted average of the
prices recorded in the following regions:
Ost 33 %West 38 %Süd 29 %
2.Category
Weighting coefficient
Schlachtlämmer 100 %
N. FINLAND
1.Representative market: Finland; Seurop
gridWeighting coefficient
100 %
2.Category
Seurop grid (1)
O. SWEDEN
1.Representative market: Sweden; Seurop
gridWeighting coefficient
2.Category
Seurop grid (1) ►M19100 %◄
(1) Average price on a weight basis for all average prices for each quality of lamb within the Community scale
(Seurop grid) recorded in all participating establishments.
Communication of those prices is made in accordance with the dispositions of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
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ANNEX III
The definitions of lambs carcases are as follows:
A. BELGIUM
Agneaux de boucherie:
SlachtlammerenButcher's lambs less than 12 months old with an
estimated carcase weight of between 12 and 23 kilo-
grams.
B. DENMARK
Slagtekroppe af lam:
— Ekstra: Carcases of butcher's lambs less than 12 months old with
well-developed legs, a broad back and loins, good
fleshines (SIC! fleshiness) and with a suitable fat cover
(maximum 1 cm).
Weight limits:— suckling lambs: 12 to 16 kilograms carcase weight,
— other lambs: 12 to 23 kilograms carcase weight.
— 1. Kvalitet: Carcases of butcher's lambs less than 12 months old with
average fleshiness of back, loins and legs and with a
suitable fat cover.
Weight limits:— suckling lambs: 12 to 16 kilograms carcase weight,
— other lambs: 12 to 23 kilograms carcase weight.
C. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GER-
MANY
Mastlammfleisch: Average of all qualities of carcase from lambs less than
12 months olf (SIC! old) fattened either indoors or on
grass with a weight range of 12 to 23 kilograms.
D. SPAIN
Corderos I: Male or female butcher's lambs less than 12 months old
and of a carcase weight of between 12 and 13 kilograms
and carcases of such lambs.
Corderos II: Male or female butcher's lambs less than 12 months old
and of a carcase weight of between 13,1 and 16
kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
E. FRANCE
1. Regional Markets, agneaux: Carcases of butcher's lambs less than 12 months old
weighing between 12 and 22 kilograms:
Fat classes:
— Couvert
(appellation ‘parfait’):A layer of fat covering almost the whole carcase iun
(SIC! in) a uniform manner but not to excess. May have
slightly thickened fat zones at the base of the tail. A
streakiness of the loins on either side of the spine.
Muscle visible between the ribs on the inside of the rib
cage. Fat stripes may not appear in ewes, and muscle is
less visible between the ribs.
— Gras: A mantle of fairly thick fat entirely covering the carcase;
the layer is thinner on the limbs. Some small knobs of
fat, called ‘grapes’ may appear on the inside of the rib
cage. Muscle between the ribs may be infiltrated with
fat. The kidney, too, is very inclosed. In the case of
ewes, the mantle of fat and the size of ‘grapes’ may be
greater.
Conformation:
— E: — Superior
— All profiles are convex, marking strong muscular
development.
Leg and saddle: short, well-fleshed and very thick. The
saddle is wider than it is long.
Back and loins: very thick and wide as far as the
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Shoulders: well-fleshed and very thick.
— U: — Very good
— Profiles are at least sub-convex, marketing signifi-
cant muscular development.
Leg and saddle: rounded and thick, saddle still wider
than it is long.
Back and loins: thick, wide and with no concavities as
far as the shoulders.
Dorsal apophyses not visible.Shoulders: well-fleshed and thick.
— R: — Good
— All profiles are at least straight, marking well-formed
musculature.
Leg and saddle: longer but still thick. The saddle
appreciably as wide as it is long. Back and loin: less full
but sill wide at the base; the back may lack width at the
shoulders. Dorsal apophyses just visible.
Shoulders: may lack thickness.
— O: — Fairly good.
— The profiles are for the most part straight, with some
slight hollowness, avertage (SIC! average) muscu-
lature.
Leg and saddle: noticeably long, lacking overall
thickness.
The saddle longer than it is wide.
Back and loins: narrow, lacking thickness.Dorsal apophyses slightly protruding.
Shoulders: lacking thickness.
2. Marché de Rungis: Average of all categories of domestically produced lamb
carcases less than 12 months old, weighing between 12
and 20 kgs.
F. GREECE
Aµνοί Ι: Butcher's lambs, male and female aged less than 12
months old and with carcase weight of between 12 and
14,0 kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
Aµνοί ΙΙ: Butcher's lambs, male and female aged less than 12
months old and with carcase weight of between 14,1 and
16 kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
G. IRELAND
Lambs: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated or
actual carcase weight of between 12 and 21,5 kilograms.
Where lambs are sold in lots and prices record
liveweight, the average converted carcase weight oflambs in the lot must be within these weight limits.
H. ITALY
Agnelli I: Butcher's lambs, male and female aged less than 12
months old and with carcase weight of between 12 and
14,0 kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
Agnelli II: Butcher's lambs, male and female aged less than 12
months old and with carcase weight of between 14,1 and
16 kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
I. NETHERLANDS
Slachtlammeren: Average of all ‘kwaliteitsslachtlammeren’ less than 12
months old with an estimated or actual carcase weight of
between 12 and 23 kilograms. Where lambs are sold in
lots and prices recorded on an actual carcase weight
basis, the representative price is the price recorded on a
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J. PORTUGAL
Borregos I: Male and female butcher's lambs less than 12 months old
and of a carcase weight of between 12 and 13,0
kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
Borregos II: Male and female butcher's lambs less than 12 months old
and of a carcase weight of between 13,1 and 16
kilograms and carcases of such lambs.
K. GREAT BRITAIN
Lambs: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated carcase
weight of between 12 and 21,5 kilograms. Where lambs
are sold in lots, the average converted carcase weight of
lambs in the lot must be within these weight limits.
Definition of categories:
— New-season lamb: Ovine animals born and marketed within a year
beginning on the first Monday in January, or born after
the beginning of October in the year prior to marketing.
— Old-season lamb: Lambs born up to the beginning of October in the year
prior to the year of marketing and marketed in the period
between the week commencing on the first Monday in
January and the week commencing on the second
Monday in May.
L. NORTHERN IRELAND
Lambs: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated or
actual carcase weight of between 12 and 21,5 kilograms.
Where lambs are sold in lots and prices record
liveweight, the average converted carcase weight of
lambs in the lot must be within these weight limits.
M. AUSTRIA
Schlachtlämmer: Lambs less than 12 months old with an estimated carcase
weight of between 12 and 22 kg.
N. FINLAND
Lamb: (SIC! Lammas) Lambs less than 12 months of age with a carcase weight
of between 12 and 23 kg.
O. SWEDEN
Lamb: (SIC! Lamm:) Lambs less than 12 months of age with a carcase weight
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