Mulesing Status Declarations
In July 2008 the Australian wool industry introduced a National Wool Declaration (NWD) scheme. This scheme allows wool growers to include a declared Mulesing Status in wool sale catalogues and on AWTA test certificates.
The Mulesing Status indicates whether wool is produced by mulesed or non-mulsed sheep and, if sheep have been mulesed, whether an analgesic was used to provide pain relief at the time of mulesing. Wool growers that have sheep that were previously mulesed may also declare that they have since ceased the practice of mulesing.
Mulesing Status Statistics:
The chart below shows the volume of wool tested that has been declared as being produced by non-mulesed (NM) sheep, from sheep that were mulesed with pain relief (PR) or from properties where the wool grower has ceased the practice of mulesing (CM). Click on the image to show a larger version of the graph.
Further information regarding Mulesing Status declarations is available on the following links: