A Labour of Love for our Sheep

First Published on 31 October 2021 in Facebook

Our commitment to the health and safety of all the sheep on Avicenna Farm, including those belonging to our investor-partners can be seen in our efforts to tag and put the sheep through drenching.

"It is a labour-intensive task and often delayed by rainy weather. Alhamdulillah, we have completed these tasks with a substantial portion of our sheep", said Mohd Nasser Jamaludin, who manages Avicenna Farm.

Tagging is done by clipping a rubber tag embedded with an RFID chip on the ear lobe of the sheep. This serves as a visual aid and ensures traceability of the sheep. We have implemented the RFID chip tag in anticipation of the new tagging regimen becoming compulsory in 2022.

Drenching is an important step when bringing sheep over from another farm into our farm. The aim is to prevent the carry over of worms and parasites into our property, and the orally fed medication, using a drench gun, stops the contamination of our pastures with worm eggs through sheep droppings.