Lamb, Veal, and Game Products

Lamb, veal, and game meats are among the leanest meats available to consumers today. While it is possible to find lamb and veal for sale in most grocery stores, game like deer and elk often must be hunted. However, some producers harvest and process game meats for retailers, primarily organic and specialty grocery stores.

Lamb, veal, and game contain high amounts of iron, protein, and magnesium. Many cultures eat these meats on a daily basis while others, such as Americans, eat veal, lamb, and game less frequently. Some of the more popular varieties of these meats include: Australian veal, Buffalo meat, Caribou meat, Antelope, Beefalo, Goat and Moose, Rabbit.

As with other types of meat, it is important that people cook their game, veal, and lamb all the way through to prevent food sickness. Wild game also should be processed by trained processors to ensure that the meat is free from parasites like worms. Many meat processing plants will process wild game for a nominal fee. The meat is processed according to federal and state safety laws.