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Sheep Shearing in Rotorua |
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Friday, 13 May 2005 |
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Today I am going to learn it all about sheep shearing and at the Agrodome in Rotorua. The sheep show is performed by a local sheep shearer. In one hour and a half, he presents 19 breeds of sheep (including the famous Merino), provides a sheep auction and sheep shearing demonstration. 

Did you know that the New Zealanders are the fastest sheep shearers in the world? A sheep shearer shears about 400 sheep per day and 300,000 over a lifetime. The world records are 720 sheep sheared in 9 hours and one sheep sheared in 38 seconds! 
Here are the intelligent dogs that help the farmers gathering the sheeps. 
Do you know how to milk a cow? It's easy but seems slow: you just have to slide your finger. 
Look at this 100 year old wool machine with more than 30 cumbing cylinders! 
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 May 2005 )
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