@conference {79004,
	title = {Does castration status have an effect on the quality of lamb meat?},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {72},
	year = {2012},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {144-146},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Christchurch},
	abstract = {Consumer demand for leaner lamb meat all-year-round and price incentives to produce heavier carcases means that in New Zealand ram lambs are often being left entire in an attempt to improve lamb growth rates (Fisher et al. 2010). While this offers potential improvements in on-farm returns, there are still perceived concerns in the market place that meat from entire ram lambs of a certain age may be unsatisfactory. Based on the latest scientific evidence (Young et al. 2006; Young et al. 2003) New Zealand processors make no distinction between carcasses from lambs of different genders. However, due to continual perceived concerns from consumers, ... continued},
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Kerslake JI and Hely FS and Maclennan G and Lindsay S and Behrent MR and Campbell AW}
}
