Keith Wilson (shearer) explained

Keith Wilson is a New Zealand sheep shearer. He holds the unofficial world record for shearing 871 sheep in one day in December 1999.[1]

Prior to the 9 hour strongwool lamb record attempt by Rodney Sutton (839 lambs in 9 hours) in 2000, Wilson shore 851 unprepared lambs. Wilson was quoted as saying "I wanted to show Rodney that it could be done".

In a 24-hour shearing marathon, New Zealand's Alan MacDonald and Wilson machine-sheared 2,220 sheep at Warkworth, Auckland Province, New Zealand. The "Shearathon" commenced at 1 pm on 25 June 1988 and concluded at 1 pm on 26 June 1988.[2]

Wilson & Paul Kemp held the 2 stand strongwool lamb record, set in 1981. The pair shore 1513 lambs in 9 hours at Tikorangi Station, Portland, New Zealand.[3] As a young shearer, Wilson once shore 176 strongwool ewes in 2 hours.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, Graeme R.. Remarkable Australian Farm Machines: Ingenuity on the Land. 2007. Rosenberg Publishing. 978-1-877058-58-5.
  2. Web site: Most sheep shorn in 24 Hours . shearingworld.com . 24 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321130519/http://www.shearingworld.com/records/24hours_shearing.htm . 21 March 2012 .
  3. Web site: Sheep Shearing Records . shearingworld.com . 24 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321130521/http://www.shearingworld.com/records/shearing_records_b41983.htm . 21 March 2012 .