Farming Sheep and Pigs in Australia

Ever wondered how sheep and pigs are farmed in Australia? Let’s go! Sheep first — a

female is a ewe, a male is a ram, a castrated male is a wether, and a baby is a

lamb. Their wool coat is called fleece, cut during shearing, and crutching cleans

around the tail. Drenching gives medicine for worms, docking shortens tails,

and mulesing prevents flystrike. Wool thickness is measured in microns. Main breeds include

Merino for fine wool, Border Leicester for mothering, Corriedale for wool

and meat, Poll Dorset for meat, Lincoln Longwool for heavy wool,

and Suffolk for meat with a black face. Sheep go through mating,