Wool is Best

An up-to-date factual guide to the Australian wool industry, its animal welfare practices and advancements.

2006 R&D archive

21 Dec - Australian research and development pays off

21 Nov - Australian scientists make Australian wool even better

13 Oct - Unlocking the nasty secrets of the Aussie blowfly

4 Aug - Mulesing alternative getting closer

20 Jul - Bare bum sheep a thing of the future?

20 Jul - Designer sheep for designer fashion

6 Jul - University helps in search for mulesing alternative

23 Jun - Australia set to phase out mulesing early

8 Jun - Rare sheep to keep Australian Merino wool beautiful

26 May - Can sheep self-medicate?

28 Apr - Lassie – a sheep’s best friend

7 Apr - Unraveling the DNA of the Aussie blowfly

23 Mar - Bacterium battles blowflies

9 Mar - Blowflies on the "E-nose"

23 Feb - Space-age wool

23 Feb - Electronic sheep farming

9 Feb - Mulesing now clipped

19 Jan - Taskforce presents R&D update

19 Jan - Cosmetics customers to benefit from new wool-blend

19 Jan - Wool the natural ingredient to a good nights sleep

12 Jan - Mulesing alternatives fast tracked

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Without flystrike prevention up to three million sheep would die in agony in a bad flystrike year!

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