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 ...

The same cannot be said for docking sheep’s tails. I have noticed more paddocks of small sheep flocks where the owner has taken the decision not to dock the tails of the sheep. While this may not ...

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, ...

Sheep in a field in Moscow, Idaho. Long tails often cause health and hygiene problems for sheep. To solve this, a research project at Washington State University aims to eliminate the trait that ...

Lambs should only be castrated or tail docked as a last resort in a bid to improve animal welfare, leading vets have told farmers. In a new position statement, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) ...