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7.3: Classroom Preparation Assignment - Lamb Identification and Fabrication

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    • Marshall Welsh & William R. Thibodeaux
    • Finch Henry Job Corps Center & Nicholls State University
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    Name: _________________________________ Date: ___________________________

    1. To quality as lamb, the animal must be ______________ than a year old.
    2. To quality as mutton or sheep the animal must be ______________ than a year old.
    3. T or F. Circle one. Spring lamb has never eaten grass or grain.
    4. American lamb is raised to be __________________ than lambs from Australia and New Zealand.
    5. Which lamb is milder in flavor? American or New Zealand/Australian? ________________________.
    6. Which primals make up the % of the carcasses total weight?

    Shoulder______ A. 34%
    Breast ______ B. 13%
    Rack ______ C. 8%
    Loin ______ D. 17%
    Leg ______ E. 36%

    1. What is the lamb chop?
    2. What is the lamb rack?
    3. What are the three retail grades of lamb by the USDA?
    4. What is the best way to cook a boneless leg of lamb?

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