Fat Lamb Competition
Guidelines and Information
Tumut Show Fat Lamb Competition Guidelines and Information
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The competition will be divided into 3 classes; “merino”, “cross-bred” and “shedding”.
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Lamb is defined as; “no permanent incisor teeth in wear, normally older than 5 months and less than 12 months old”.
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“Crossbred” category encompasses all non-shedding breeds other than merino (eg; Suffolk, Dorset, composite, etc)
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If greater than 10 Lambs are entered into each class; a subclass will be created for a heavy (>55kg liveweight) and Light (<55kg liveweight) category.
Lambs will be judged by two components;
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“Hoof” Section – Judged by a stock agent on show day. Based on the best commercial lamb for each class. Lamb is given a score out of 100. (Scored on Skin/ Fat/ Breed/ Frame/ Muscle/ Conformation etc).
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“Hook” section – lamb carcases will be assessed by independent testing methods at Gundagai Meat Processors. Assessments include: lean meat yield, Intramuscular fat, and Animal health information. Lamb is given a score out of 100.
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A champion trophy will be awarded to the highest combined point-scoring Lamb (across all classes).
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Lambs are to be delivered to the showground between 7 am and 9 am on show day. “Hoof” section to be judged on show day.
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On Sunday, lambs will be transported to Gundagai Meat Processors (GMP) for processing. “Hook” section will be judged at GMP.
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Competitors will have 3 options with their lambs after processing:
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1) Receive processed lamb back in a box (shoulder chops, loin chops, cutlets, leg roasts) the following week.
2) Receive processed lamb as a whole carcase.
3) Donate lamb to show society for show day raffle.
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Entry Fee will be $90/ head. This will cover processing costs.
Collection from Smarts Butchery, Gundagai. If producers would like further meat processing, such as crumbed cutlets, this can be organized and paid for with Smarts Butchery directly.
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Entry forms need to be received by Thursday 5 pm. Entries will be taken on a first in first-in-first-served basis. We are limited to 50 head.
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Prizes are awarded to class winners and overall Champion Lamb is awarded a perpetual trophy and bragging rights!
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Livestock Movements:
- Livestock will need to be delivered with correct eartags and Vendor Declaration.
- End destination on vendor declaration will be:
Gundagai Meat Processors
2916 Gocup Rd, Gundagai, NSW 2722
Sheep will be fitted with a pink post breeder Electronic Identification (EID) tag at the showground, as a method to trace sheep along the processing line, in order to give feedback to competitors.