SHOULDERS : LACKING THICKNESS .
G . IRELAND //
LAMBS :
OVINE ANIMALS AGED 12 MONTHS OR LESS .
- FIRST QUALITY LAMBS :
LAMBS THAT HAVE GOOD CONFORMATION INDICATED BY WELL-FLESHED LEGS, LOINS, RIBS AND SHOULDERS . THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CARCASE SHOULD EXHIBIT A LINEAR TO CONVEX PROFILE . FAT COVER VARIES FROM LIGHT TO MEDIUM . //
FIRST QUALITY CARCASES ARE NORMALLY IN THE RANGE 15 TO 22 KG COLD CARCASE WEIGHT . HOWEVER, WHERE CONFORMATION AND FAT COVER ARE SATISFACTORY A CERTAIN DEGREE OF LATITUDE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE WEIGHT RANGE IS PERMITTED .
- SECOND QUALITY LAMBS :
LAMBS THAT FAIL TO MEET THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED FOR FIRST QUALITY . THESE LAMBS EITHER HAVE AVERAGE TO POOR CONFORMATION OR ARE FATTENED TO AN EXTENT CONSIDERED FAT TO VERY FAT . LAMBS IN THIS CATEGORY ARE NORMALLY WITHIN THE RANGE 15 TO 27 KG COLD CARCASE WEIGHT .
H . ITALY //
AGNELLI :
BUTCHER'S LAMBS, MALE AND FEMALE, AGED 10 MONTHS OR LESS AND WITH A CARCASE WEIGHT OF BETWEEN 9 AND 19 KG, AND CARCASES OF SUCH LAMBS .
I . NETHERLANDS //
VETTE LAMMEREN :
AVERAGE OF ALL QUALITIES OF BUTCHER'S LAMBS UNDER 12 MONTHS .
J . NORTHERN IRELAND //
LAMBS :
OVINE ANIMALS BORN IN THE 12-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO MARKETING AND WITH AN ESTIMATED OR ACTUAL CARCASE WEIGHT OF BETWEEN 8 AND 27 KG .