How to shear sheep, a step by step guide. First we talk through how to shear with a live demonstration. Gentle handling, feet/leg placement and proper stroke/blows are covered.

At 10:27 we use a washable marker to illustrate the placement and length of each blow. 4550 strokes per sheep is a standard full shear.

13:45 We finish off with another demonstration of a proper shear.

The demonstration is from a class open to sheep producers taught at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Sheep Research & Education Unit. For more information on the sheep unit or about upcoming classes, please visit their page:
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/...



Produced by Brian Volland & Jeff Franklin at The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. For additional questions or for more information on this story, please contact: [email protected]

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