How to euthanise sheep, slaughter without pain, methods, correct shooting, throat cutting, blow to head, operator safety By Dr Clive Dalton If you have to euthanise (kill) a sheep of any age in New Zealand, it’s important to study the MAF Code of Animal Welfare No. 19 on “Emergency slaughter of farm livestock” because the … Read more
Scrapie suspected at Mana Island quarantine station Confirmation by international expert Dr J.T. Stamp Burning of carcases at Mana By Dr Clive Dalton Shock-horror at Mana Island. Scrapie A report in Surveillance Vol 5:4 1978 by MAF veterinarian Dave Collins reported that a clinical case of Scrapie was confirmed in an East Friesian ewe on … Read more
Meat from sheep: the law; grading; slaughter; home killing By Dr Clive Dalton Sheep meat image problem Beef producers are fortunate as regardless of age, their animals all produce “beef”. Sadly for sheep farmers where we don’t talk about “sheep meat” as a generic term, there are three products to market – lamb, hogget and … Read more
Lands and Survey Crater Block quarantine station Collection of data from sheep breeds Scrapie confirmed Slaughter and burial of sheep By Dr Clive Dalton Data from Crater The Crater flock of 5192 ewes waiting for their slaughter. Photo by Ken Seecombe The data that were initially obtained on the exotic sheep breeds from the Mana Island … Read more