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1210
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1663
-15
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1585
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1515
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1469
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1448
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1450n
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1441n
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730
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598
-6
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430
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363
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AWI Prepare your sheep for shearing Factsheet
Preparing your flock properly will help ensure a successful harvesting of your sheep’s wool. Planning is the key. Here we provide some key points to consider prior to shearing.
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Ensuring shearing sheds are safe workplaces not only helps to reduce injuries and accidents but also helps to attract and retain shearers and shed staff, and improve productivity and profitability of the wool industry. This article dives further into best-practice shearing and crutching.
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