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Mulesing involves cutting off the skin around the buttocks of merino lambs, often without anaesthetic, to prevent "flystrike", the infestation of blowfly maggots, which thrive in the folds of the sheep and eat into its flesh.
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2009
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To prevent "flystrike" (a maggot infestation caused by wrinkly skin, which was bred into the sheep so that they would have more wool), Australian ranchers perform a barbarous operation called "mulesing," which involves carving huge strips of flesh off the backs of unanesthetized lambs 'legs.
PETA Latest News 2009
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Australian Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby said flystrike could kill up to 3.5 million lambs annually in Australia, and enormous change was under way to tackle the problem, with
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Australian Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby said flystrike could kill up to 3.5 million lambs annually in Australia, and enormous change was under way to tackle the problem, with animal welfare in mind.
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Australian Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby said flystrike could kill up to 3.5 million lambs annually in Australia, and enormous change was under way to tackle the problem, with
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Australian Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby said flystrike could kill up to 3.5 million lambs annually in Australia, and enormous change was under way to tackle the problem, with
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PETA says the procedure, where skin is cut from the rear ends of sheep to prevent flystrike, is cruel.
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Australian Stud Merino Breeders president Tom Ashby said flystrike could kill up to 3.5 million lambs annually in Australia, and enormous change was under way to tackle the problem, with animal welfare in mind.
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PETA says the procedure, where skin is cut from the rear ends of sheep to prevent flystrike, is cruel.
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"The prevention of flystrike continues to be AWI's number one research priority with over $25 million spent on finding flystrike prevention alternatives in the last five years," he said.
hernesheir commented on the word flystrike
Condition in sheep where flies lay their eggs in wounds or manure-soiled wool; the maggots hatch and then burrow into a sheep's flesh, eventually causing death if untreated. Also fly-strike.
February 18, 2010