@conference {40270,
	title = {Use of high fleece weight Romney rams for out-of-season lambing},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {50},
	year = {1990},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {487-488},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {The export of live sheep by sea to the Middle East is an area  of public concern due, in part, to the high death rates on some voyages,  and to the perceptions of poor animal welfare during transport. This  paper review the history of sea transport of sheep, the practice,  investigations, welfare guidelines, and management progress in the New  Zealand live sheep trade. A recent study of sheep exported to the  Middle East has identified important behavioural indicators of stress  and welfare. The results of this study have led to the implementation  of new management systems to meet the identified behavioural  characteristics and requirements of British breed sheep. Voyage  mortalities consistently less than 1\% in sheep transported from NZ to  the Middle East can be expected.  },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Reid TC and Monigatti AC}
}
