Alliance Group has no intention of altering its policy of accepting ram and cryptorchid lambs up to twelve months old. Results of the farmer owned co-operative’s study during the past year confirm there is no difference in the eating quality of the meat from 17kg-19.5 kg carcaseweight  entire, cryptorchid or wether (castrated males) lambs reports Country-wide.

As a result, Alliance will continue to make no distinction between carcases of different sexes or castration status in its lamb schedule or the contract supply options it offers its shareholder suppliers. Provided they are in the required and preferred weight ranges, payments to Alliance suppliers will remain the same regardless of whether their lambs are male, female, wethers (castrated males) or induced cryptorchids.

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