Sheep

Shearing is the process whereby the sheep’s fleece (wool) is removed using mechanical shears called ‘handpieces’. For sheep breeds that...

Mulesing involves cutting crescent-shaped flaps of skin from around a lamb’s breech and tail. When this painful wound heals, it...

Induced cryptorchidism (or crimping) involves applying a rubber ring to a male animal’s scrotum so that the testes are held...

Laparoscopic insemination involves the penetration of the abdominal cavity and deposition of semen directly into the uterus of a ewe...

Surgical embryo transfer involves the collection and transfer of embryos from genetically superior ewes to donor ewes. Embryo collection requires...

The permanent housing of sheep in a single pen for the purpose of fine wool production was effectively banned in...

Sheep, especially Merinos, have woolly wrinkles and folds around the tail and breech area which attract blowflies and may become...

Welfare issues for sheep in feedlots, particularly where sheep are housed indoors in sheds, include social stress, limited space allowance...