Culling Dry Two-tooths
^ . For tlio.se farmers desiring' to cu!l dry two-Lootli.s or, for that matlor, otliei dry ewes, it is .sug-gested that they make use of ' ' teaser ' ' ram.s which are run witii the mob for about. 20 days from 18 hours after the removal of Ihe ram.s, states U. A. Barton in the Massey Ag fieultiirai College sheep farmers bool; This allows culling for barrenness at ihe eariest possible date. . For best results the "teasor" ram is. oue which has- Been , operated on to makc it sterile, an operation known as vasectomy. The "teaser" ram is raudled daily on the brisket and marks ou the rump ewes which come qu lieat and are therefore not in lkmb. BucTi ewes can be removed from tlie breedi.ug flock and disposed of to the- best advantage, such as selling as fats .at winter prices.
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1948, Page 2
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141Culling Dry Two-tooths Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1948, Page 2
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