As a result, a lower lamb crop should result in 2004 but extra hoggets should be available in the first quarter arising from the carryover. |
The scarcity of Spring lamb has increased demand at the factories for hoggets. |
I keep most of my lambs for a whole year, and slaughter them in their second spring, when they are traditionally known as hoggets. |
Higher numbers of hoggets in both Britain and Ireland have ensured well supplied markets with this product. |
Researchers in Cowra are gathering the most comprehensive data ever assembled on growth and meat quality for lambs growing into hoggets. |
The entry of 1,700 ewes was similar overall to previous years but with more older sheep than hoggets. |