Sheep wool is quite valuable raw materials in the modern market. Farmers and those who in house conditions breed these animals are obliged to know how it is correct to cut sheep. The cost and demand of the received products depends on quality of performance of this operation.
Terms of assembly of sheep wool – fall and spring. Cut the cattle at the end of May and at the beginning of September. It is important to consider not only rules of performance of operation, but also weather conditions. Weather in the period of hairstyle of sheep have to be steadily warm, dry and, best of all, windless. If to remove wool in adverse time, then the risk of case of animals, development of catarrhal and skin diseases is high.
Methods of hairstyle of sheep
It is necessary to remove wool from sheep in the room which is specially equipped for this purpose where there are tables, the place for raw materials and adaptation of animals after the procedure. In big farms, high-speed methods, with use of special machines are used. In house conditions of sheep cut in the traditional way, as a rule, by means of sheep scissors.
Sheep scissors before works are carefully sharpened, edges are checked for availability of jags. If edges of scissors are low-quality or stupid, it is possible to wound skin of animal or to spoil fleece.
The high-speed method of hairstyle of sheep can be used only by professionals as it is carried out by the special equipment. Very important correctly and strong to record animal, without having done it at the same time harm. The sheep or ram "strenozhivatsya" by means of wide cord or rag ropes, and keeps within on wide table workbench.
Rules of hairstyle of sheep and rams
It is important to follow some more important rules of hairstyle of sheep, and not only in the conditions of farm where there is a lot of animals, but also when it is necessary to process only several individuals. Experts focus attention on the next moments:
- feeding is stopped in 12 hours prior to the procedure,
- wool has to be bone-dry,
- during the procedure it is impossible to overturn animal through back or to rest knee, elbow against his stomach,
- it is important to keep integrity of fleece – such raw materials are more expensive,
- cuts on skin of sheep are processed after hairstyle by iodine silt kreoline,
- the pasture of the cut animals is conducted near the sheep barn within 7 days.
It is impossible to powder cuts with the earth or sand at all – it will lead to development of suppurations. It is impossible to drive away sheep far from the shelter that they could be placed under roof, to protect from wind and rain if weather deteriorates.
Equipment of hairstyle of sheep
In order that hairstyle has not taken a lot of time, and the smallest psychological and physical harm has been done to animal, it is necessary to follow technology of performance of operation:
- legs of sheep or rams have to be deprived of support, wool is purified manually from dirt and garbage,
- the hairstyle is begun with stomach – from groin in the direction in the head,
- the following step – process the head of animal,
- further the animal side parallel to the ridge gets a haircut,
- the sheep is overturned and cut other its side on the same equipment.
After the termination of hairstyle to animal help to get up, supporting. It is possible to release sheep to the sheep barn, having made sure that it freely goes, on her skin there are no cuts. After hairstyle it is possible to give to drink the cattle, and here with feeding it is better to wait couple of hours.