Marketing of sheep and goat

• Goats are the principal meat-producing animals in Nepal.
• Goat meat is preferred over other meats and fetches higher prices.
• Sheep provide both wool and mutton.
• Slaughter sheep are sold directly to buyers or through commission agents at markets.
• Price per kilogram depends on carcass quality and dressing value.
• Young, well-finished sheep yield tender, better-flavored meat and sell at higher prices.
• Older animals produce tougher meat but are valued for strong flavor.
• Early castration improves meat tenderness and muscle grain.
• Butchers judge meat quality by feeling rump, loins, legs, and shoulders.
• Wool prices are affected by fineness, length, shrinkage, elasticity, crimp, yield, season, and source of supply.