Marathon Merinos! CQUniversity reveals some sheep travel almost 17 kilometres a day

Hayley Warden
Updated July 7 2022 - 9:06am, first published July 4 2022 - 12:00pm
Paul Doneley, Dunraven, Barcaldine, Queensland, where a study into distances sheep travel per day was carried out, beginning in 2019.
Paul Doneley, Dunraven, Barcaldine, Queensland, where a study into distances sheep travel per day was carried out, beginning in 2019.

For the past 10 years, lecturer in Agriculture at CQUniversity, Dr Jaime Manning, has undertaken research with sheep using on-animal sensors to investigate various health and welfare issues.

Hayley Warden

Hayley Warden

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