The removal of wool around the dock and mammary glands is known as which of the following?

• A. Tagging
• B. Docking
• C. Shearing
• D. Clipping

Answer: (A)

Removing wool around the dock and mammary glands is crutching. This targeted trimming exposes the skin in the hindquarters to reduce flystrike risk and keeps the udder area clean for easier inspection and lambing. Tagging is marking the animal, docking is tail removal, shearing is removing wool from the whole body, and clipping is trimming wool in a localized area. The exact term for this practice is crutching; the options given don’t state that term, with clipping being the closest description.