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

Mulesing (also known as 'live lamb cutting') is the removal of strips of wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent the parasitic infection flystrike (myiasis). [1] …

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.

Nov 5, 2024 · Mulesing (live lamb cutting) is a mutilation where young lambs are restrained on their backs, unable to move or to run away while their skin is removed with sharp metal shears …

Mar 17, 2025 · In the world of sheep farming, a contentious issue has long plagued the industry: mulesing. This practice, aimed at preventing a serious condition known as flystrike, has …

BURGON & BALL SHEARS – MULESING Especially made for the Australian market and are recommended Used to surgically treat the rump of sheep to reduce fly strike Upward angled …

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 …

Dec 12, 2023 · So, what exactly is live lamb cutting (mulesing)? Lamb cutting involves restraining lambs, usually between 6 and 10 weeks old, on their backs on a metal cradle. This …

Live lamb cutting (also known as mulesing) is a crude surgical procedure performed on more than 10 million Australian lambs every year, and in most states it can still happen without pain relief.

What is mulesing? 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 …