IN A world first, pain relief treatment Trisolfen – an Australian innovation – is tipped to be registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) this week.
Australian Wool Growers Association director Chick Olsson said the move put Australian growers at the forefront of animal welfare.
“The federal government has recognised that farm animals feel pain and have registered a farmer-applied product that allows more humane treatment of sheep undergoing necessary welfare procedures,” Mr Olsson said.
“Painfree surgical mulesing is still the most successful once-off lifetime procedure of protecting Merino sheep from breech flystrike.
“It has proven difficult for opponents of mulesing to argue against surgery and strong pain relief, something that happens on a daily basis with humans for many life-saving operations.”
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