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Buying British Lamb and Mutton
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British lamb & mutton is produced to some of the highest welfare standards in the world.
No growth-promoting hormones are fed to sheep in the UK and any antibiotics are administered only under veterinary direction.
Britain’s sheep industry is the envy of the world: breeding from livestock and genetics from our native breeds are much sought after by farmers in other countries.
British lamb & mutton travels less far from farm to shop so regardless of how carbon footprints are calculated it self-evidently has a lower carbon footprint.
Choosing British lamb & mutton means supporting British farmers whose work helps to keep the British countryside the way we want it to look: no sheep – no countryside!
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Regional variations that affect the flavour of British lamb & mutton |
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Sheep spend most of their lives grazing outside and their flavour will be dictated by their diet and the environment in which they are reared. For example:
Mountain lamb spends all its life on the hills and mountains of Britain where plants, such as heather, influence its flavour. Hill and upland breeds are used and the lambs are smaller due to their environment.
Downland lamb grazes on a range of plants supported by the chalk-rich soil of the Downs. Lowland breeds are used and they have bigger carcasses.
Salt-marsh lamb grazes pastures that are regularly washed by the tide, which means that the lambs eat the unique plant species supported in those pastures, for example sea lavender and samphire.
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