Twice-yearly shearing leads to better returns, University of Queensland and Elders study finds
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Researchers say twice-shorn ewes are less stressed than those only shorn once a year.
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Sheep farmers could double their wool income and produce healthier lambs by shearing twice a year, according to University of Queensland (UQ) and Elders research.
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Researchers have found lambs with twice-shorn mothers had finer wool
Elders Central Western NSW district wool manager Greg Sawyer says in a world first, pregnancy testing by wool samples has proven effective
The study of trial Merino flocks at Richmond, NSW also found pregnancy testing could be done by sampling wool from the top knot.