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Mules And Tailstrip Lambs At Marking Time, R J. Lightfoot
Mules And Tailstrip Lambs At Marking Time, R J. Lightfoot
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE mules and tailstrip operation is basic to fly strike control and should be routine practice in all flocks in the same way as other accepted management practices like marking and crutching.
The Effect Of Mulesing And Tailstripping At Lamb Marking On Subsequent Lamb Growth And Incidence Of Fly Strike, R J. Lightfoot, W. L. Mcgarry
The Effect Of Mulesing And Tailstripping At Lamb Marking On Subsequent Lamb Growth And Incidence Of Fly Strike, R J. Lightfoot, W. L. Mcgarry
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE modified mules and tailstrip operation has been shown to be highly effective in reducing the incidence of crutch strike in sheep.
In Western Australia the operation is usually performed on ewe weaners or hoggets immediately after either crutching or shearing.