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D-kidding Dictionary

Kidding and lambing

The birth of young goats and sheep

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Plain meaning
The birth of young goats and sheep
How to use it
Time breeding so young are born when grazing is good and sold before festive price peaks.
South African benchmark
Concept term; applies to South African small-stock production as defined.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M10
Calculate it
T-M10-03 Herd Growth Projection
Library sources
LIB-A065, LIB-A066, LIB-P-Mutton, LIB-P-Goat
See also
Small stock
Sheep and Goats: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSheep and Goats: how the business runsSold byhead or kg live weight1Breed2Kid or lamb3Grow on veld4Market5Live sale or abattoirZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Sheep and Goats Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M10 Sheep and Goats.