Lamb-A-Year underway in Wyoming

Now in its third year, the University of Wyoming’s Lamb-A-Year program saw 126 lambs donated by 23 different producers. The total head count is up 19 lambs from last year with nine new consignors added to the list of producers, according to the American Sheep Industry Association.

Lamb-A-Year is a value discovery program where producers donate lambs to the university for students to collect performance and meat quality information and give that information back to producers.

The flagship program offers UW students valuable industry experience and provides regional sheep producers with individualized lamb quality data. Participating producers are asked to donate feeder lambs of 70 to 90 pounds to be picked up by the Wyoming Wool Initiative in the fall. This year, the 126 lambs’ average starting weight was 93 pounds.