LARAMIE, WY – 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.
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 70-90 pounds to be picked up by the Wyoming Wool Initiative in the fall.
This year, the 126 lambs average starting weight was 93 pounds.
In a social media post, Wyoming Wool Initiative announced their gratitude for the support saying, “We are deeply grateful for the ongoing statewide support of the Lamb-A-Year program. Your backing helps shape the future of our industry, one lamb at a time.”
The initiative also gave a special shoutout to the Collegiate Lamb Growers, who played a key role in receiving all the lambs.
“They gained valuable hands-on experience by learning and running receiving protocols – vaccinating, deworming, weighing, and record keeping,” said the Wyoming Wool Initiative. They added, ” This is just one of the ways our students are getting real world experience through the UW Sheep Program.”
The test of the donated lambs will wrap up in February.
