Control of wool growth in sheep and related animals

摘要

A method for the control ablation of wool follicles within skin of a wool bearing animal, for use in methods such as non-surgical mulesing, non-surgical pizzle-ringing and crutching of sheep, the method comprising: treating the skin at one or more selected localities with a composition comprising at least one follicle-ablating agent and, subsequently irradiating the skin at the selected localities with electromagnetic radiation of an intensity and/or wavelength to bring about the photodynamic ablation of at least a portion of the wool follicles in the skin at the selected localities.