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Painless sheep work

<p>Labour is a significant cost in any sheep and wool enterprise but investing carefully in sheep-handling machines such as sheep handlers, VE machines, crutchers or auto-jetters can reduce labour costs and take the hard work out of sheep handling. Fleur Muller looks at some of the equipment on the market.</p>

Jessica Strauss
Painless sheep work

  The ability for sheep and wool producers to improve labour efficiencies in their enterprise has been limited for many years. But with advances in technology and engineering, producers have greater...

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