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Good grazing for fleece quality

1911

38 YEARS AGO 3 October 1986

2024

The following are tips from the winner of the Coopers Super Golden Fleece award.

“If you're not prepared to give your sheep a good start early in life, don't expect them to grow into high-quality wool producers later on,” warns Andries de Villiers of Napier in the Western Cape, winner of the Coopers Super Golden Fleece Award.

De Villiers, a former lecturer in applied mathematics

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