DOCKING a sheep’s tail is the common practice of shortening the length of the tail. In other parts of the world, it is done to avoid fly strike and to reduce faecal soiling. Fly strike occurs when ...

Tail docking is routinely carried out to avoid soiling of the fleece around a lamb’s rear and thus prevent fly strike – a painful condition where flies lay their eggs in the wool, resulting in maggots ...

Examples include Tri-Solfen, a spray-on gel that contains lignocaine and bupivacaine for immediate and lasting relief against ...

And the latest information correlates with findings from as far back as 100 years ago. The advice comes from Australian Wool Innovation and Meat and Livestock Australia. It’s prompted AWI research, ...

The Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) today launched its "Report on the implications of castration and tail docking for the welfare of lambs". The report considers the implications of castration and ...

With lambing underway across the country, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is reminding sheep farmers and contractors of the animal welfare requirements for tail-docking. "Tail-docking ...