- comp et itive ▁she aring . ▁The ▁sh orn ▁sheep ▁is ▁released ▁and ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁board ▁via ▁a ▁ch ute ▁in ▁the ▁floor ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁wall , ▁to ▁an ▁exterior ▁counting - out ▁pen . ▁ ▁The ▁C SI RO ▁in ▁Australia ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁non - me chan ical ▁method ▁of ▁she aring ▁sheep ▁using ▁an ▁inject ed ▁protein ▁that ▁creates ▁a ▁natural ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁w ool ▁fib res . ▁After ▁fitting ▁a ▁retain ing ▁net ▁to ▁enc lose ▁the ▁w ool , ▁sheep ▁are ▁inject ed ▁with ▁the ▁protein . ▁When ▁the ▁net ▁is ▁removed ▁after ▁a ▁week , ▁the ▁fle e ce ▁has ▁separated ▁and ▁is ▁removed ▁by ▁hand . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁bre eds ▁a ▁similar ▁process ▁occurs ▁naturally ▁ ▁Fle e ce ▁sk ir ting ▁Once ▁the ▁entire ▁fle e ce ▁has ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁sheep , ▁the ▁fle e ce ▁is ▁thrown , ▁clean ▁side ▁down , ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁w ool ▁table ▁by ▁a ▁shed ▁hand ▁( comm only ▁known ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australian ▁sh eds ▁as ▁a ▁r ouse about ▁or ▁r ous ie ). ▁The ▁w ool ▁table ▁top ▁consists ▁of ▁sl ats ▁spac ed ▁approximately ▁ 1 2   cm ▁apart . ▁This ▁enables ▁short ▁pieces ▁of ▁w ool , ▁the ▁lo cks ▁and ▁other ▁de br is , ▁to ▁gather ▁beneath ▁the ▁table ▁separately ▁from ▁the ▁fle e ce . ▁The ▁fle e ce ▁is ▁then ▁sk irt ed ▁by ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁w ool ▁roll