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Dusty paddocks and rolling hills frame a precision sheep drafting operation in the West Australian wheatbelt. A skilled livestock handler in a bright turquoise shirt moves strategically through a circular steel yard, carefully segregating a mob of dense-fleeced Merino sheep. The circular drafting yard - a marvel of agricultural engineering - allows efficient movement and separation of animals, with multiple gates and sections creating a fluid sorting process. Crisp white metal panels contrast against the rich brown earth and muted green pasture landscape, while a distant utility vehicle suggests modern farming infrastructure. Hundreds of woolly sheep press together, their uniformly pale fleeces creating a textural wave of lanolin and wool, waiting to be sorted by age, health, or breeding potential. The overhead drone perspective captures the methodical choreography of stock work, highlighting the intersection of human skill, animal husbandry, and technological design that defines contemporary Australian agricultural practice.