Trials carried out a few years ago by Cape Wools at Tygerhoek Research Farm to evaluate the need for tail docking in Merino sheep found very little difference in breech (blowfly) strike between lambs that had been docked and those whose tails were left intact.
The trials were conducted because it had becoming increasingly important for wool growers to justify the need for husbandry practices that might cause temporary discomfort to sheep or lambs. The researchers wanted to know
