Ewe culling in New Zealand: an interview study of 38 farmers

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume67
dc.contributor.authorRidler AL
dc.contributor.authorKenyon PR
dc.contributor.authorGreer AW
dc.contributor.authorLogan CM
dc.contributor.authorMorgan S
dc.contributor.authorCorner-Thomas RA
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-11T21:37:55Z
dc.date.available2024-08-11T21:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-19
dc.description.abstractRemoval of ewes from a flock before the end of their productive life, sometimes described as ewe wastage, can potentially lead to reduced flock productivity. While the main reasons for culling ewes are largely known, their relative importance to New Zealand farmers and farmers’ rational behind their culling decisions are not. Therefore, this study involved semi-structured interviews with 38 sheep farmers from throughout New Zealand to explore their ewe culling decisions. Farmers consistently culled mixed-age and two-tooth ewes who failed to become pregnant or who had a vaginal prolapse. For other culling reasons, farmers’ use of them and their rationale for doing so was diverse and varied between farmers based on ewe age-group, severity, season, perceived economic consequences and farmers’ personal preference. This diversity indicates that there is scope for some farmers to carefully evaluate some of their culling decisions.
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dc.edition.edition2024
dc.format.pagination361-371
dc.identifier.citationRidler AL, Kenyon PR, Greer AW, Logan CM, Morgan S, Corner-Thomas RA. (2024). Ewe culling in New Zealand: an interview study of 38 farmers. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 67. 3. (pp. 361-371).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00288233.2023.2280624
dc.identifier.eissn1175-8775
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0028-8233
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71254
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288233.2023.2280624
dc.relation.isPartOfNew Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectSheep
dc.subjectculling
dc.subjectwastage
dc.subjectteeth
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectreproductive loss
dc.subjectudder
dc.subjectfeet
dc.titleEwe culling in New Zealand: an interview study of 38 farmers
dc.typeJournal article
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