Slaughter-sheep health monitoring hits 9.7m head

Updated April 14 2021 - 11:49pm, first published September 21 2020 - 12:30pm
DATA: Data collected on 19 conditions by the National Sheep Health Monitoring Project can be used at farm level to boost productivity.
DATA: Data collected on 19 conditions by the National Sheep Health Monitoring Project can be used at farm level to boost productivity.

The final numbers are in, and 2019 has proven to be another record-setting calendar year for the National Sheep Health Monitoring Project (NSHMP), with around one-third of all sheep slaughtered in Australia being inspected by a participating abattoir.

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