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An animal veterinarian will inform you that shearing is essential for sheep's health. A veterinarian would never advise leaving wool to grow on a domestic sheep since it puts the animal in danger of overheating, discomfort, and sickness.

If you run a farm in southern Australia, you may have noticed scouring among sheep. This is a common problem, especially for the weaned sheep, due to the adverse environment created by high stocking density and inclement weather.

Besides scouring, sheep face a number of health challenges in such conditions. So, today’s discussion focuses on the health-related issues your flock may suffer from.

It is said that if you have good health then you can also earn better. What are the things you need to lead a good quality of life? Does that include owning a nice house and car, spending quality time with family and friends, helping your kids to learn and grow and so on? If yes, then we can easily say that when we are fit and healthy, we can easily earn money to buy the things that we want.

Good health practices can lead to a stress-free life. This simple truth applies to your personal and professional, equally. But the latter often goes neglected in the shearing workplaces. Lack of health and safety responsibilities is a widespread problem.

A swift solution is implementing risk or hazard management. When employees are at risk or encounter hazards, illness or injury is common. Shearing contractors must remember that the identification of hazards is a continuous process.

Did you know that a detailed and well-outlined health policy for the workplace increases productivity? It’s true because risk management is always on their toes to prevent potential hazards at an early stage.

That’s why the first thing is to identify hazards. Since it is an ongoing process, being alert at all times is a crucial element. Assign employees to work on identifying, managing, assessing and eliminating the risks so that any unwanted consequences do not take place.

Where do the sheep get their wool from? Is it important to remove the wool? Does it require a special comb to shear the sheep? Knowing the answers to all these questions is very important for stockmen to maintain the health of the sheep.

While the billionaire buffs want to grow meat in factories in preparation for the exodus to Mars, the governments want to invest in renewable sources of energy. It's a universal truth that trees are important to life but there has to be a balanced production, and not a monoculture. Besides, human beings cannot survive on wood. Also, animals are natural eco-friendly organisms that have been created by nature to support specific life functions which are important to the earth as well as our society.

Did you know shearing before lambing is crucial for the welfare of the sheep? For you, it boosts flock productivity and reduces hassles for the management.

Pre-lamb shearing has become a common practice as it leaves a better layer of wool. Moreover, this helps when the weather turns unpleasantly cold.

In the age of technology, the shearing industry has come a long way. New innovations are coming under the spotlight for a sustainable future.

The ongoing research puts focus on maximising efficiency in the whole operation of shearing. Commutable, easy-to-carry and dependable tools are rolling out, and future shearers may get their hands on an automated shearing machine.