FAQ
In our shop we offer you a large selection of fresh and quality sheep products straight from the Salzkammergut. We have summarized the most frequently asked questions for you here.
- Sheep and lamb are particularly healthy. Is it true that scientists have not yet found cancer in sheep and lambs?
Yes, that's right, scientists attribute this to orotic acid, which occurs in particularly high concentrations in the liver, spleen and heart of sheep and lambs, and which has an anti-cancer effect. - Does the resistance of sheep against cancer also benefit humans?
Indirectly yes, because humans take in the orotic acid, which occurs to a particularly high degree in the sheep organism, when they eat sheep and lamb. - Is it true that sheep and lamb are healthier than other domestic meats?
Yes, that's right. From a nutritional point of view, it has been clearly proven that sheep and lamb have a particularly favorable nutrient ratio. - Is any kind of sheep and lamb healthy, regardless of how the animals are kept?
No. Sheep and lamb are generally healthier than other types of meat. However, many important nutrients only develop if sheep and lambs are kept in a species-appropriate manner. - What is meant by the welfare of sheep and lambs?
Sheep and lambs are kept in a species-appropriate manner if they are carried out under as natural conditions as possible. - What kind of feed do sheep and lambs get that are kept in a species-appropriate manner?
When kept in a species-appropriate manner, sheep and lambs can graze freely in the meadow and hay is only fed to them in winter. On the other hand, the use of artificial feed and especially growth-promoting antibiotics and hormones is completely avoided in species-appropriate husbandry. - Are sheep and lambs that feed only on pasture grass getting all the nutrients they need for healthy growth?
A very clear yes! Sheep and lambs find everything they need for a full diet in a pasture. On the contrary, it is the case that animals that are fed only industrially produced feed show symptoms of deficiency. A wild meadow offers an incomparably richer and more diverse range of food for sheep and lambs than the most expensive industrially produced fodder. - Why is it exactly that grazing sheep and lambs are better fed than those fed with industrially produced feed?
Sheep and lambs that are kept in near-natural grassland grazing consume valuable nutrients that would be withheld from them if they were fed with industrially produced fodder. Because on a normal pasture there are always grasses and plants that have more or less accidentally “lost” there, for example through the flight of seeds, and which are consumed by the animals while grazing. Because sheep and lambs graze “aselectively”, so they do not choose their forage blade by blade of grass. The atypical grasses and plants in particular often contain important nutrients that round off the sheep's diet. Industrially manufactured animal feed does not have such a variety. - Natural feeding is therefore an important part of keeping sheep and lambs in a species-appropriate manner. What else is important?
It is also very important that the animals have enough space to exercise, because only then can certain functions of the organism be fully developed. Animals that stand in cramped stalls every day develop worse and get sick more often. It goes without saying that animals that are not kept in a species-appropriate manner and that are not given sufficient exercise also suffer from psychological disorders - and poorly nourished and unhappy animals do not produce good meat. - Does this mean that species-appropriate husbandry also benefits the consumer?
Yes absolutely! Animals kept in a species-appropriate way live healthier and produce healthier meat. Consumers who take care of their own health should stay away from industrially manufactured cheap meat. - Keyword cheap meat - meat that is produced in modern industrialized animal husbandry is significantly cheaper than meat from species-appropriate husbandry. Why?
Industrialized animal production is all about producing as much meat as possible at the lowest possible cost. In principle, industrialized agriculture works like other industrial sectors: costs are minimized, profits are maximized. The product quality, the well-being of the animal and the protection of the environment fall by the wayside. - In one sentence - what nutritional benefits do sheep and lamb from species-appropriate husbandry offer consumers?
Sheep and lamb from animal welfare are low in fat and rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements. - Which vital vitamins are found in particularly high concentrations in sheep and lamb from species-appropriate husbandry?
Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, B13 and D. - Sheep and lamb from animal welfare also have a high concentration of unsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3 fatty acids. Why is that?
Free-range sheep and lambs have little intramuscular fat and their tissues have a higher concentration of unsaturated fatty acids because they grow more slowly and move more than animals from industrialized factory farming, which are kept in tight stalls and given growth-promoting hormones, if possible to be brought to slaughter quickly. - Why are unsaturated fatty acids, which are particularly concentrated in free-range sheep and lamb, so important for humans?
Unsaturated fatty acids are important for a functioning metabolism. If the body receives too few unsaturated fatty acids, the metabolism is disturbed. Unsaturated fatty acids also lower the cholesterol level and thus prevent cardiovascular diseases. - Another substance that occurs in particularly high amounts in sheep and lamb is L-carnitine. What is the significance of L-carnitine for humans?
L-carnitine is a protein compound that promotes fat burning and improves performance. It has also been shown to have a positive effect on coronary heart disease. In diabetics, L-carnitine increases glucose tolerance, in dialysis patients it can significantly reduce the need for EPO. - Sheep and lamb from species-appropriate free-range rearing are particularly rich in conjugated linoleic acid. What is and how does this substance work?
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid. It inhibits the development of cancer, protects against arteriosclerotic changes in the heart and lowers the blood sugar level, which prevents the development of adult diabetes. In addition, the CLA promotes fat loss and muscle building and increases the aerobic endurance of the organism, i.e. its ability to regenerate after intense stress such as competitive sport or strenuous physical work. - Shouldn't sheep and lamb, which are rich in CLA, be on the menu of competitive athletes because of the positive effects of CLA on fat burning, muscle building and aerobic endurance?
Absolutely yes. The positive effect of sheep and lamb on the organism of competitive athletes has been known since ancient times and has been repeatedly confirmed by modern scientific studies. - Aren't CLA supplements just as good CLA suppliers as sheep and lamb.
No. Although the CLA supplements administered in powder or capsule form enjoy some popularity, not least among strength athletes and bodybuilders, their effect on the human organism has not yet been researched, which is why renowned nutritionists advise against their consumption. The need for CLA, which has been scientifically proven, can also be fully covered by high-performance athletes with CLA-rich foods such as sheep and lamb. - How long have you been producing meat according to ecological principles?
We have been a well-known regional producer of high quality and healthy lamb for over 25 years. - Has the sustainability and environmental compatibility of your production already been certified?
Yes, our company has been awarded the “AMA seal of approval” and the “Gutes vom Bauernhof” certificate. - If you had to summarize your quality requirements in one sentence, what would it be?
We want to produce the best quality without losing sight of the welfare of animals or the environment. - Do all the animals whose meat you use for the production of the Salzkammergut Sheep-Burger come from the region?
Yes. The sheep come either from our own production or from companies in the vicinity that adhere to the same rigorous quality standards as we do - from animal-appropriate feeding to dignified and fear-free slaughter. - How do you ensure that your producers and suppliers also comply with your quality standards?
In a code of honor, our partner companies undertake to adhere to our standards for ecological and sustainable agriculture, and if this code is violated, we will terminate our cooperation. - What are your standards for keeping and feeding sheep and lambs?
We keep our sheep and lambs in near-natural, extensive free-range husbandry. The animals graze outdoors almost all year round and are only stabled in the winter months. - What is meant by extensive free-range husbandry?
The term “extensive free-range husbandry” (or “extensive grazing”) means that only as many animals are allowed on a pasture as their natural forage supply of grasses and plants allows. The pastures are not fertilized in extensive free-range husbandry - the sheep only find the food that nature has in store for them and that grows again and again year after year. - What are the advantages of free-range farming for the quality of the sheep and lamb meat?
A very big one. It has been scientifically proven that the consumption of fresh grass and plants and the exercise on the pasture lead to the fact that the meat of the sheep has a particularly high concentration of healthy ingredients. - What are your sheep and lambs fed in winter?
In winter, our animals are fed with hay that comes from our own meadows or those of our producers, and which, like our summer pastures, is not fertilized. - Pasture grass in summer, hay in winter - do you completely refrain from feeding any other substances?
Yes! We feed neither soy nor maize nor industrially produced animal feed and, in particular, we do not use growth-promoting hormones and antibiotics. - If you do without growth-promoting hormones and antibiotics in the feed, will your animals grow more slowly than in conventional agriculture?
Yes. Our sheep grow as fast as nature intended - neither faster nor slower. Because the forced "turbo growth", as it is achieved through the massive use of growth-promoting substances in conventional agriculture, affects the health of animals and humans alike - because humans take in antibiotics and hormones from animal feed when they consume the meat. - How are your animals slaughtered?
Respect for animals as fellow creatures is important to us in every phase of life - from birth to slaughter. With us, slaughter is not an undignified, industrialized process, and the animals experience it without fear. - What additives do you add to the sheep meat when processing it into the Salzkammergut Sheep-Burger?
We only add natural additives from the region to the sheep meat - this not only protects the environment, but also contributes to the inimitable Salzkammergut aroma of our sheep salami! In particular, we do not use any chemical additives, no industrial fats, no glutamate and no chemical flavor enhancers.
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