The National Woolgrowers Association of South Africa adopted a resolution during the 2007 congress requesting the development of a Code of Best Practice to benchmark quality raw wool production standards against international criteria. Social responsibilities supporting this are addressed.

The Best Practice Reference Manual (BPRM) for wool sheep farming provides a framework of best practice concepts for wool sheep farming in South Africa. The main objective is to ensure sustainable farming practices that incorporate animal welfare, environmental conservation, social acceptability and optimum production with reference to the appropriate legislation that apply to wool sheep producers.

This manual is part of a continuous and dynamic development process, which ultimately ensures the welfare of wool sheep and the wool sheep industry of South Africa. It will be reviewed from time to time to incorporate advances in the understanding of wool sheep physiology and behavior, technological changes in animal husbandry and their relationship to the welfare of wool sheep, as well as changes in good practice for environmental management.

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