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Australia - Shearing 400 sheep in an 8 hour day

04 Feb 2012

A NSW shearing record has been set on the Monaro, by a Kiwi shearer.

Eric Temaipi sheared 401 crossbred and merino lambs in an eight-hour day at Cooma.

His employer, shearing contractor Peter Ward, says it was a brilliant effort.

"I thought I'd never see it, and I still can't believe I've seen it. No, it did happen and I'm sure it wasn't easy.

"That would be 50.25 lambs every hour."

 

 

Source: abc.com

Marel

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