Greg Ruddenklau stands beside his lamb carcass which was
placed first on the hook in the North Otago A and P
Association's gift lamb competition. Photo by Bill McHugh.
The North Otago A and P Association's hoof and hook gift
lamb competition attracted 10 entries.
The lambs were judged on the hoof at the North Otago A and P
show on February 27.
Conrad Sim from Mt Dasher was placed first, Peter Dodd
(Tapui) second and David Ruddenklau (Five Forks) third.
The lambs were also weighed, the weights ranging from 39kg to
52.5kg and averaging 46.47kg.
Last Monday, the lambs were processed at Lean Meats in Oamaru
and then judged by Malcolm Thomas, of Lean Meats.
The criterion was that carcasses should be in the 21kg-23kg
range, heavier than the desired weight of other
meat-processing companies.
The lambs killed out at a 21.84kg carcass weight, with a
yield of 47%.
Being worth $4.34 per kilogram, the lambs netted $94.78 per
head.
First place on the hook went to Five Forks farmer Greg
Ruddenklau, with a lamb with a yield of 53%, killing out at
23.2kg.
Conrad Sim's entry, which placed first on the hoof, was
second on the hook.
At 26kg, it was the heaviest lamb and was worth $112.84 net.
An entry from Shirley Hayes was third, yielding 50.25%.
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