1797: Merino sheep introduced to Australia. Captain Henry Waterhouse and Lieutenant William Kent brought 26 merino sheep in 1797 from the Cape of Good Hope, in present-day South Africa, to Port ...

An Australian sheep that underwent a life-saving shave after being found with a massive fleece has entered the Guinness World Records for having the most wool sheared in a single sitting. The merino ...

RECENTLY, our attention has been directed at occasional ‘aberrant’ fleece-types among Australian Merino sheep. This communication refers to a felting lustrous fleece-type of which some twenty-two ...

Not only is Mumblebone Stud revolutionising Merino sheep breeding, it’s exporting its premium wool to one of the most-saturised overseas markets. Such is the quality of the wool, it is being used in ...

IN this laboratory, from time to time, we come across an anti-sheep cell hæmolytic serum from rabbits which causes rapid agglutination and sedimentation of sheep red blood cells. This is undesirable ...

Australia supplies the U.S. with over 100 million pounds of lamb per year, representing about 75 percent of total imports on a carcass weight basis. To Australia, the U.S. is the largest lamb market.

Set in the heart of Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region, Prospect Pastoral is a regenerative wool and wheat farm that stands out against the harsh, brittle landscape in which it sits. Bordered by ...

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And the number of Merino producers who mulesed has increased to 57.7 per cent in 2024, compared with 52 per cent in 2023. Data released this week, as part of the industry’s peak bodies Sheep ...

Australian scientists have called on the country’s farmers to report any ugly sheep found in their flocks. A campaign called “Xtreme sheep” aims to study sheep with undesirable wool features to unlock ...