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Sheep yards: Design and Construction details

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By Dr Clive Dalton Set of sheep yards to handle 1500 sheep built at the Whatawhata Hill Country Research Station by Farm Manager Joe McLean in 1980s. They were based on the MAF Bulletin 353 Sheep are smart animals If you try to keep sheep and you don’t have decent handling facilities (pens or yards), … Read more

New Zealand shearing sheds – plans and construction details

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By Lindsay Galloway Introduction by Dr Clive Dalton Getting information to farmers that they could understand and use to improve their profits, was the main driving force for all of us who worked for the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (MAF) in the 1970s to 1990. Our ‘Information Services’ section was staffed by … Read more