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In a prior large animal study consisting of 41 skeletally mature sheep, biomechanical testing was performed to show both the immediate and sustained adhesive strength of Tetranite. ...
Antibiotic use per animal in Australian poultry is over 16 times higher than in the UK while in Australian pigs it is nearly three times higher, although use in Australian cattle and sheep appears to be low. Most antibiotics used for growth promotion in these four countries are not used in human medicine. ...
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Livestock Group is leading regulatory change in partnership with the Victorian Government to mandate pain relief for mulesing sheep to achieve the highest animal welfare outcomes. “Mulesing remains the most effective method for controlling breech flystrike, a terribly painful and fatal affliction for sheep. ...
The following tests shall be performed: capillarity test, fluidity test, sheep plasma test, human whole blood test, resistance to centrifugal force test, and heparin content test. ...