LITTLE BO Peep’s sheep famously came home bringing their tails behind them but very few Australian sheep keep their tails beyond lamb marking. Is there a place for sheep tails to be left on in real life, or is it only the stuff of nursery rhymes?
The Dorper Sheep Society of Australia would like to see all Dorpers keep their tails and not be docked. Photo: Bellevue Dorpers
Tail docking is a normal lamb marking activity - so normal, it's rarely questioned. It is widely accepted that tail docking improves animal welfare by reducing the incidence of fly strike and improves...
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