Stress-free approach is key to flock – and shepherd – longevity
The Manitoba Sheep Association wants to increase the number of shearers, but shearers say they need more sheep
The Manitoba Sheep Association wants government help to train new sheep shearers — but shearers already in the business say they can’t get enough work. There are only about 3,000 breeding ewes and rams per shearer, said Heinz Krauskopf, one of nine shearers listed on the association’s website. “That’s maybe 30 days’ work,” said Krauskopf,Expert says pasture rotation is key and since barber pole worms stay low, allowing pastures to grow a bit higher before grazing can help
With two hot and wet summers under their belts, Manitoba sheep producers need to be on guard against the barber pole worm. “It’s a problem in all of North America, and actually most of the world,” said Dr. Reuben Neumier, a veterinarian who raises sheep between Virden and Pipestone. “This is the parasite that causes
