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What is Mulesing? Mulesing is the process of removing folds of wool-bearing skin from the tail area of a sheep (Figure 1), intended to reduce fly strike (compassion in world farming, 2020). Once the area is healed, scar tissue no longer produces wool in this area. Therefore, stool and mud that attracts parasites is noContinue reading “Mulesing in Sheep”

It is known that many drug successes have originated from the use of an animal model. However, over the years several so call disasters have become apparent. In 1993, a hepatitis drug ‘Fialuridine’ resulted in five deaths and two seriously ill [1], making it the worst trial disaster on record [2]. Reports suggest that mistakesContinue reading “Fialuridine: Drug failure even when tested on an Animal Model”