Michelle L. Hebart

1 Introduction The Australian sheep industry is a significant contributor to the country's economy, through domestic and export earnings. The performance of the industry is driven by the number of lambs successfully reared and their individual contributions through wool and meat or milk (Rowe 2010). In New Zealand, producers have been particularly successful in increasing the number of lambs weaned per ewe (Flay et al.

ABSTRACT Animal welfare legislation reform has commonly been attributed to the need to increase alignment with the community’s expectations, which supposes that the community has the power to drive legislative change. Despite this assertion, there has been minimal research on the content and drivers of these expectations in Australia.

1 INTRODUCTION Exercise-associated fatalities are an important concern for Thoroughbred racing.