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20070716_shearing.jpg - A ewe is shorn using a mechanical shears. The wool is removed by following an efficient set of movements, devised by Godfrey Bowen (the Bowen Technique). The shearer begins by removing the coarse wool over the sheep's belly, which is separated from the main fleece while the sheep is still being shorn.

A ewe is shorn using a mechanical shears. The wool is removed by following an efficient set of movements, devised by Godfrey Bowen (the Bowen Technique). The shearer begins by removing the coarse wool over the sheep's belly, which is separated from the main fleece while the sheep is still being shorn. | 13 July 2007