shearing gang

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shearing gang

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) NZ a group of itinerant workers who contract to shear, class, and bale a farmer's wool clip

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No references found			New rules introduced this year led to warnings that shearing gangs would stay away and result in millions of British sheep remaining unshorn during the hottest months. Shearing gangs get entry go-ahead by The Journal (Newcastle, England) SHEEP farmers are heading for a major welfare crisis this summer with overseas shearing gangs struggling to get work permits. Sheep left to sweat as Kiwis stay at home by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The UK sheep sector relies on the shearing undertaken by these very skilled shearing gangs from the southern hemisphere, said farmer Frank Langrish, chairman of the British Wool Marketing Board. British sheep face shearing crisis: wool group by AFP / AFP European Edition			shea tree sheading sheaf Sheafy Sheal Shealing shear Shear blade shear force Shear hulk shear link assembly shear modulus shear off shear pin Shear steel shear strain shear strength shear stress shear stud shear wave Shearbill Sheard sheared Shearer Shearing shearing gang Shearing machine shearing shed shearing strain shearing stress shearlegs shearling Shearman Shearn shears Sheartail shearwater sheatfish sheath sheath knife Sheath of Schwann sheath pile Sheath-winged sheathbill sheathe Sheathed Sheather Sheathfish sheathing Sheathless Sheathy			sheared heel sheared plate shearer shearer shearer Shearer, Moira Shearer, Moira shearers shearers shearers shearhead sheariness shearing shearing shearing shearing board shearing board shearing board shearing cusps shearing die shearing f shearing f shearing f shearing f shearing field shearing force shearing force shearing force shearing force shearing forces shearing gang shearing hypothermia shearing hypothermia shearing hypothermia shearing injuries shearing injuries shearing injuries shearing instability Shearing interferometer Shearing machine Shearing machine shearing punch Shearing shed Shearing shed Shearing shed Shearing shed shearing strain shearing strain shearing stress shearing stress shearing stress shearing stress shearing tool Shearing, George Shearlegs shearling shearling shearlings shearlings Shearman Shearman

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