2023
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2023.2280624
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Ewe culling in New Zealand: an interview study of 38 farmers

Anne L. Ridler,
Paul R. Kenyon,
Andy W. Greer
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“…The reasons for ewes exiting the flock can vary by region, breed, and production management system ( Annett et al, 2011 ; McLaren et al, 2020 ; Pelmus et al, 2020 ). A recent survey of 38 New Zealand sheep farmers revealed that nearly all responding producers (97%) cull mixed-aged ewes that fail to lamb ( Ridler et al, 2023 ). Defects of the udder or teeth were common reasons for culling, with 82% of producers responding that they cull mixed-aged ewes with mastitis or ‘saggy’ and ‘blown-out’ udders, and 68% of producers reporting to cull ewes with missing, worn, excessively long, or wobbly teeth.…”
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“…The reasons for ewes exiting the flock can vary by region, breed, and production management system ( Annett et al, 2011 ; McLaren et al, 2020 ; Pelmus et al, 2020 ). A recent survey of 38 New Zealand sheep farmers revealed that nearly all responding producers (97%) cull mixed-aged ewes that fail to lamb ( Ridler et al, 2023 ). Defects of the udder or teeth were common reasons for culling, with 82% of producers responding that they cull mixed-aged ewes with mastitis or ‘saggy’ and ‘blown-out’ udders, and 68% of producers reporting to cull ewes with missing, worn, excessively long, or wobbly teeth.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All phenotypic data were confirmed to be normally distributed through the Shapiro-Wilk test in R version 4.2.3 ( R Core Team, 2021 ). Descriptive statistics, which included the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, minimum, and maximum value, were calculated for each trait.…”
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confidence: 99%