Rod Taylor, Woolgrower, WA
Happy lambs
"There is no sign whatsoever in the animal's behaviour of being in any pain whatsoever and being under any stress. It is alert, it is comfortable and it goes and finds its mother and its mother finds it and away they go. They are a family unit, they're a productive unit."
Welfare
"All farmers have the welfare of the animal at heart and that’s number one because they are our factory. They produce our food and our fibre so we need as much productivity out of our animals as possible, so welfare is the number one issue."
Reduced stress, happy family
"The fast recovery rate of our lambs is astounding. There is no sign of any stress on the animal, they go to their mothers very quickly. They're back as a family unit very quickly and they are back producing, which is what we want them to do."
Use pain relief and see the difference
"It's chalk and cheese, you use pain relief and you will get a huge increase in productivity. If you don't use pain relief the animals are open to the elements more with the climate, with the mothering and with our movement of livestock before and after the mulesing operation. With pain relief, they're not in pain and they are absolutely ready to go back to their mothers as a family unit and start producing."
Increased productivity
"There is a cost, but there is also the benefit of increased productivity with the animals after treatment. They are more comfortable, there is less stress on the animal, there is early mothering and a productivity increase, which covers the cost."
Increased profitability
"The profit is what you can measure and using this product there is no mortality. We have no discounts to the productivity – it's all upward, it's all positive and there is certainly a great increase in our profitability due to the increase in the production."
Best for lambs
"Best for the lambs, best for productivity and best for my business."
Outstanding performance
"I've done it over the entire flock of 13,500 lambs and the results we have achieved have been absolutely outstanding."
Perfect start for lambs
"The early stage of life for animals is the most important stage of life and it really gives them a great start."