Implications of objective measurement of wool for sheep breeding
D.B. Binnie and K.H. Elliot
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Timaru and Wool Research
Organisation of New Zealand (Inc.), Christchurch
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production.
1986, 46: 202-208
The implications for sheep breeding of objective measurement of
the wool characteristics fibre diameter, medullation, length after
carding, loose wool bulk, colour, and vegetable matter are discussed.
For the purpose of this discussion breed differences are categorised
into fine, medium, Romcross, higher-bulk, crimpy, lustrous, and
medullated wool types
Keywords: NZSAPAB;
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