The reason of the practice

• Mulesing is a protection against flystrike
• Lucilia cuprina is the fly responsible for the flystrike
• The other advantages of the Mules operation

A little bit of history

• The apparition of the problem
• The development of the technique
• Increased public concern leads to a plan phase-out for 2010
• Current farmers opinion on mulesing

The surgical operation

The consequences for the lamb welfare

• Short and middle-term consequences
• The use of anesthetics and analgesics
• Long-term consequences

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