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Wool less favoured for meat for some: Hill country NZ farmers invest in self-shedding sheep
Wiltshire and Nudies breeds don't grow wool which means farmers ... “The workload is about 60 per cent less than a wool-bred sheep.” Across the range in the Wairarapa, longtime Wairere breeder ...