Flystrike in sheep is a myiasis condition in which domestic sheep are infected by one of several species of flies that are external parasites of sheep...

of sheep. Tail docking is commonly done for welfare, having been shown to reduce risk of flystrike when compared to the alternative of letting sheep collect...

wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent the parasitic infection flystrike (myiasis). The wool around the buttocks can retain...

destructive condition of flystrike. Flies lay their eggs in wounds or wet, manure-soiled wool; when the maggots hatch they burrow into a sheep's flesh, eventually...

(20%) in South Africa. Unlike Merinos, Dorpers do not need shearing, crutching, or mulesing, and they are much less prone to flystrike. "Dorper Sheep". Breeds...

Myiasis (/maɪ.ˈaɪ.ə.səs/ my-EYE-ə-səss), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae...

in sheep, but it also decreases the amount of urine staining on the belly of the sheep. This procedure can greatly reduce the occurrence of flystrike...

New South Wales in March each year. In Australia, mulesing of Merino sheep is a common practice to reduce the incidence of flystrike. It has been attacked...

Domesticated sheep are herd animals that are bred for agricultural trade. A flock of sheep is mated by a single ram, which has either been chosen by a...

wrinkle-free skin and bare breech. This means Finn-cross sheep are much less susceptible to flystrike than Merinos and do not require mulesing, a contentious...

domesticated the wild mouflon in ancient Mesopotamia. The first sheep were primarily raised for meat, milk, and skins. Woolly sheep began to be developed around...

a common visitor to houses and is also noted as a perpetrator of flystrike on sheep. It lays living maggots (Viviparous), unlike most blow-fly species...

commonly used in livestock for male castration of sheep and cattle. Banding is also commonly done in tail docking of lambs to prevent flystrike, and less...

used since 1979 in Australia and New Zealand to control and prevent flystrike of sheep by blowfly. The exact mechanism of action has not been determined...

(buttocks) of a sheep to prevent flystrike (myiasis) 'Eye ablation' is the removal of one or both eyestalks to improve reproduction in female prawns/shrimp...

the RSPCA is that Australian Merino sheep have not been ethically bred, as seen in their susceptibility to flystrike. They believe "any painful procedure...

from the buttocks of merino sheep to avoid flystrike, a practice used almost exclusively in Australia. Corriveau lives in Montrose, California with his...

dentition (teeth) of cattle, sheep and occasionally horses. Those caring for sheep will regularly have to deal with flystrike treatments, jetting animals...

cause myiasis ("flystrike"), an infestation of maggots in lesions or other wounds and injuries that the host animal may have. Flystrike may occur due to...

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strips of wool-bearing skin from around the breech (buttocks) of a sheep to prevent flystrike (myiasis) Animal welfare activists suggest a total ban on fur...

diseases include rabbit haemorrhagic disease[citation needed] in New Zealand and flystrike. Although strike is not limited to blow flies, these maggots...

from their stores. In response, the Australian wool industry sued PETA, arguing among other things that mulesing prevents flystrike, a very painful disease...

particularly in New Zealand agriculture. The fly can cause the flystrike disease in sheep when the maggots it lays burrow into the sheep's skin. This form...

M. (1995) Flystrike in New Zealand. Surveillance (Wellington), 22:, 11-13. Waterhouse, D. F. (1947) The relative importance of live sheep and of carrion...