DOCKING a sheep’s tail is the common practice of shortening the length of the tail. In other parts of the world, it is done to avoid fly strike and to reduce faecal soiling. Fly strike occurs when ...

Farmers have raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes to lamb tail docking following a UK-wide consultation on the practice. Currently many lambs have their tails docked when ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmer Alan Brady said tail docking is necessary to prevent disease [BBC] Farmers have raised concerns about the potential impact ...

Farmers have raised concerns about the potential impact of proposed changes to lamb tail docking following a UK-wide consultation on the practice. Currently many lambs have their tails docked when ...