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December 22, 2015
Story of Two brothers: one mulesing with Pain Relief, one not mulesing
To mules or not to mules — it is a vexed issue for any woolgrower. The controversial practice involves removing the skin around the breech, or anus, and the tail area of the sheep. The technique was developed in the 1930s to reduce the risk of flystrike, where maggots eat into the flesh of the …
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December 22, 2015
Mulesing Pain Relief Uptake Increases to 58%
Sheep producers increase use of pain relief for mulesing at a cost of $4.5 million in 2014 ABC Rural, By Sarina Locke The use of pain relief after surgical mulesing of sheep increased by 10 per cent in 2014, compared to the previous year. The anaesthetic spray Tri-Solfen has only been available since 2011 and this is …
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July 28, 2015
Tri-Solfen® registration tops Australian farm priorities
Animal wound healing and pain management product Tri-Solfen has been identified as the number one registration priority for Australia’s sheep, cattle, pig and alpaca industries. The Australian Government Rural Industries and Research Development Corporation (RIRDC) revealed spray-on gel Tri-Solfen is an urgent priority in its recently published AgVet Technology Priority List, in a bid to …
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