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It's painful for the sheep. Sorry, but I think you are getting mixed-up with MULESING (which IS painful to the sheep, and should be banned!!) Crutching, (which is just the SHAVING of dirty wool around the bottom area of the sheep's rear end) is no more painful than you or I getting a hair-cut. CRUTCHING is a necessity to prevent blowflies from laying their eggs on the sheep which will hatch into maggots and eat the sheep's flesh causing septicemia and eventually death! Crutching has to be done 2-3 times a year, (depending on your weather conditions). The reason farmer's do MULESING is to not ever have to do crutching.
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Who is the girl crutching through the park on YouTube?
Julie!!
What are the problems faced by people living in areas where sheeps are found?
It would depend on which country your sheep farm is located and the type of sheep you have. Common problems found on sheep farms are worms, lice, flystrike, pink eye. Feed problems in drought times. And the difficulty in finding shearers at crutching or shearing time.
How do you breed a sheep with it producing lots of wool?
When breeding a sheep that is producing a high amount of wool most farmers will shear the hind end of the ewe (called crutching), just enough for the vulva opening to be easily accessed. Sheep are shorn annually, so it depends of the time of joining and shearing as to how much wool the sheep will actually have in that area. Also farmers are breeding sheep to have less wool in the breech area so that there is a lower risk of fly strike.
What does a black sheep symbolize?
The black sheep , usually the black sheep of a family, is the naughty one of a group with bad morals and criminal tendencies.
Is a goat considered a sheep?
No, goats and sheep belong to different genera, sheep are Ovis and goats are Capra, they also carry different chromosome pairs.
Sheep that are known as biblical sheep?
In the bible sheep where considered pure and holy sacrifices. Goats where thought to be unclean. A biblical sheep would be the kind of breed that they sacrificed as a burnt offering.
What class sheep belong in?
Sheep belong to the Animalia kingdom, the chordata phylum, and the Mammalia class. Sheep are considered domesticated animals and are kept as livestock.
What is the story about the monkey that ate the pepper?
the little bad sheep
Why cant sheep have copper?
Sheep cannot have copper in their diet as it contains high toxic levels. Molasses are considered to be a source of copper and therefore should not be fed to sheep.
How many Argali sheep left in the world?
It is estimated that there are 96,000 to 114,000 argali sheep in the world today. Their population is considered to be declining.
What is the movement of sheep?
The movement of a sheep is typically called a frisk. A frisk is a type of movement considered playful. It is also known as a frolic.
What is the animal sign for children born in 2003?
The sign for a person orn in 2003 is a sheep or others may call it a goat. The sheep/goat is considered irresponsible, altruistic, insecure, and well-mannered. The elements that correspond to the sheep/goat is fire. Fire makes the sheep/goat considered domineering, Aggressive, and dynamic in speech and action.
