- Tupping - mating in goats and sheep
- Serving - mating in cattle and pigs
- Raddling
Practice of fitting the rams with breeding chutes which are painted in different colours
Crutching and ringing
- Crutching is the practice of cutting wool around the external reproductive organs of a female sheep to facilitate mating and prevent infection
- Rringing is the practice of trimming wool around the sheath of the penis to facilitate mating
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