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Merino ewes crowd the steel-railed sheep yards, a dense sea of woolly white and cream bodies filling every available space. The pastoral landscape of central western New South Wales stretches out behind - emerald green paddocks dotted with mature eucalyptus trees under a soft, expansive sky. Stockworkers move carefully between the pens, guiding the sheep through a methodical weaning process that's critical to the region's agricultural cycle. The tight-packed flock demonstrates the robust genetics of Australian Merino sheep, their thick, dense fleeces a testament to generations of careful breeding and management. Metal gates and walkways provide structured navigation through the yard, allowing controlled movement of the livestock with minimal stress. The scene captures a quintessential moment of Australian agricultural practice - precise, pragmatic, and deeply connected to the landscape, where every animal represents both economic value and careful stewardship of the land.