Trisomy 21 (nondisjunction) Down syndrome is usually caused by an error in cell division called nondisjunction.. Nondisjunction results in an embryo with three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two. Prior to or at conception, a pair of 21st chromosomes in either the sperm or the egg fails to separate.
This can be said with any meat purchase. While a rack of lamb or a decent chop might cost you between $12 to $15 per pound, one can easily buy lamb ribs for under $5. Prolificacressheepfarm.com, for example, sells its lamb meat for $4.50 to as much as $15 per pound. Ribs retail for as little as $4.50 per pound, while the loin and sirloin chops retail for $12 per pound.
Lamb carcass cutout values took a sharp jump Wednesday in response to higher carcass prices and almost wiped out the disparity between lights and heavies. Weights 65 pounds and down were up $11.45 at $159.46 and weights 65 pounds and up improved $15.40 at $157.71. Sheep and lamb slaughter last week was only 63,000 and is not expected to be over 50,000 this holiday-shortened period.