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Mules|mjuːlz|
The name of J. H. W. Mules (d. 1946), Australian sheep-farmer, used attrib. or in the possessive to designate an operation developed by him to reduce the incidence of blowfly strike in sheep by removing folds of skin from the crutch, the area most likely to be affected. So mulesed |mjuːlzd| ppl. a., of a sheep, treated in this way; ˈmulesing vbl. n., the use of this operation.
1933Sci. Bull. Council Sci. & Industr. Res. (Austral.) No. 40. 9 By the surgical removal of the side folds (e.g., Mules' operation), the breech is opened up, urine soiling reduced, and susceptibility to strike decreased. Ibid. 103 By careful surgical procedure on the Mules principle, liability to strike should be reduced considerably, because the folds selected constitute the commonest site of strike. 1946Queensland Country Life 18 Apr. 3 Mulesed sheep are much easier to crutch. Ibid., We don't say that mulesing will stop the fly altogether. 1957New Biol. XXII. 101 This experiment showed clearly that the Mules operation gave good protection against crutch strike in wrinkly breeched sheep. 1965Austral. Encycl. II. 37/1 To effect a permanent improvement in the conformation of the crutch, J. H. W. Mules developed a technique for the surgical removal of the folds of skin occurring in the breech of many ewes. The Mules operation, as it is now called, has been modified and developed to a routine procedure. 1970Black's Vet. Dict. (ed. 9) 558/1 Mules's operation.—This involves the removal of a fold of skin from the crutch of Merino sheep and is carried out by Australian sheepmen for the control of blowfly strike. Mulesing is a synonym. |