Draft:Karoo lamb

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Karoo Lamb, or Karoolam, refers to all meat cuts from free range lambs that are born, raised, and slaughtered in the Karoo region of South Africa.

Specific characteristics

Karoo lamb meat has specific aromatic and sensory attributes, often described as herbal and musky, which have been directly attributed to the lambs' free range diet of endemic Karoo shrubs, typically including Plinthus karrooicus ("Silverkaroo"), Penzia spinescens ("Skaapbossie"), Pentzia sphaerocephale (‘Berggansie”), Pentzia lananta ("Blesbokkaroo"), Pentzia globose ("Vaalkaroo"), Pentzia calcarea ("Meerkatkaroo"), Pentzia incana ("Ankerkaroo") , Eriocephalus ericoides ("Kapokbossie"), Eriocephalus spinescens ("Doringkapokbossie"), Salsola glabrescens ("Rivierganna"), and Pieronia glauca / Rosenia humilis ("Perdebos").

Traceability and certification

To ensure the authenticity and quality of Karoo Lamb, the South African government has registered the name "Karoo Lamb / Karoo Lam" as a South African Geographical Indication on 27 October 2023 (Government Gazette No. 49556, Regulation 3992) in terms of the Government Gazette No. 48015, 10 February 2023, Regulation 3023 This means that only lamb meat that meets specific criteria can be labeled as "Karoo Lamb."

To qualify as a certified Karoo lamb supplier, farmers, abattoirs and retailers must register with the Karoo Lamb Consortium or with the Department of Agriculture (see section 2 of Government Gazette No. 49556, Regulation 3992). The Karoo Lamb Consortium takes care of all audit and compliance requirements, and issues official packaging labels and the various rights to individuals to continue marketing Karoo lamb.

External links

• Government Gazette No. 49556, 27 October 2023, Regulation 3992
• Government Gazette No. 48015, 10 February 2023, Regulation 3023

• CIRAD (French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development)

• Karoo Foundation

• Karoo Lamb GI

• S. Donoghue, I. Wilken-Jonker, F.E. Steffens, J.F. Kirsten (2021) South African consumers' willingness to pay a premium for Karoo Lamb: The influence of subjective and objective knowledge, label information and demographics

• S.W. Erasmus, M. Muller, M. Alewijn, A.H. Koot, S.M. van Ruth, L.C. Hoffman (2017) Proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) for the authentication of regionally unique South African lamb

• S.W. Erasmus, L.C. Hoffman, M. Muller, M. van der Rijst (2016) Variation in the sensory profile of South African Dorper lamb from extensive grazing systems

• E. Mostert (2020) The effect of Karoo browse and veldt feeding on long-chain and volatile fatty acid components in lamb

• C. Troost (2019) Sensory assessments and consumers’ willingness to pay for Karoo lamb versus Karoo mutton using an experimental auction approach

• M. van der Merwe, J.F. Kirsten, J.H. Trienekens (2019) Enforcement mechanisms and governance structures to protect a region of origin lamb product

• M. van der Merwe, J.F. Kirsten, J.H. Trienekens (2017) Information sharing as a safeguard against the opportunistic behavior of South African Karoo Lamb farmers

• K. van Zyl, H. Vermeulen, J.F. Kirsten (2013) Determining South African consumers’ willingness to pay for certified Karoo lamb: An application of an experimental auction

• H.J. du Plessis, G.E. du Rand (2012) The significance of traceability in consumer decision making towards Karoo lamb

• T. Weissnar, G. du Rand (2012) Consumer perception of Karoo lamb as a product of origin and their consequent willingness to purchase