The mutton from the ewes is known as ''ardikia ''(Zeanuri-B) and from the ram ''zikirokia'' (ValcarlosN). Mutton was frequently eaten in many areas of the country until forty or sixty years ago, but that is much less so today.
La matanza de estos animales se ha llevado === Slaughter === Slaughtering the ewe was a cabo en diferentes épocas del año de forma que garantizaran el abastecimiento de grasas y carnes durante todas las estacionesjob for the man of the household, while the women cured and preserved the meat. Así por ejemplo In August, the household would purchase a barren ewe, ''antzue, ''with a dried-up udder, la matanza del cerdo ha sido propia de los meses de invierno''errape-galdue, la del cordero y cabrito en primavera''or with poor rumination, ''ausnerrea gelditu'', from the shepherds.'' ''They fattened it until October and then would slaughter it at the end of that month. The whole animal was used: the intestines were used to make black puddings, la de oveja hacia el otoñothe meat was stored as jerky, y la de las aves de corral y otros animales menores como el conejoand the skin, según lo exigieran las circunstancias''ardi-narru'' (Zeanuri-B) was usually sold to the ragmen.
Actualmente, el ganado vacuno se sacrifica por lo general en mataderos municipales o comarcales y su carne es luego vendida en carnicerías.
