Mulesing is the removal of skin to provide permanent resistance to breech strike in Merino sheep. Other breeds tend to have less loose skin and wool so close to the tail, and may have less dense wool.

Mulesing is the practice of cutting chunks of flesh from lambs’ hindquarters to address problems caused by breeding them to produce excessive amounts of wool.

Nov 26, 2024 · Mulesing is the removal of skin around a sheep’s buttocks, which in turn forms scar tissue where wool does not grow. Once scarred over, that area does not produce fleece. Thus, it is less likely to hold feces and other organic matter which attract fly larvae that carry the parasitic infection of flystrike.

Mar 21, 2023 · Mulesing is a painful procedure that involves cutting crescent-shaped flaps of skin from around a lamb’s breech and tail using sharp shears designed specifically for this purpose. The resulting wound, when healed, creates an area of bare, stretched scar tissue.

Nov 13, 2018 · OIPA strongly condemns any mulesing practice, with or without painkillers, being a terribly barbaric procedure that implies a general inhumane treatment of sheep in husbandry.

Aug 5, 2024 · Mulesing is a form of mutilation where a sheep’s skin is cut off, but it’s still used in the wool industry today. Here, we explain why it’s done and whether there are alternatives—plus, which brands are mulesing-free?

Nov 14, 2020 · New methods and technologies aim to eliminate pain from livestock procedures like mulesing and castration; Freeze branding is a non-surgical alternative to the controversial mulesing process

Holds lambs securely for all marking and mulesing activities; Simple ratchet adjustment accommodates lambs of all sizes; Simple and lightweight design for easy pack up and transportation; Simple release mechanism to ensure lambs land on their feet

Dec 16, 2024 · Mulesing - was ist das genau und warum steht das auf dem Etikett des Strickpullovers? Lesen Sie auch, warum Wolle ohne Mulesing immer die bessere Wahl ist.

In Australia, sheep are commonly subjected to a painful procedure called mulesing. Breeding flystrike-resistant sheep is the practical and effective solution to ending painful mulesing in the wool industry.