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A note on fleece cotting (felting) in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. L. Ryder  and
Thea Gabra-Sanders
M. L. Ryder
Affiliation:
Agricultural and Food Research Council, Animal Breeding Research Organisation, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JQ
Thea Gabra-Sanders
Affiliation:
Teaching and Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
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Summary

A Scanning Electron Microscope was used to measure wool fibre diameter, the number of cuticular scale edges, crimp wavelength, the number of shed fibres, and the number of fibre loops in normal and cotted fleeces. The main difference observed was the greater number of loops in the cotted wools. There was no evidence of an increased number of shed fibres in the cotted fleeces.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , October 1984 , pp. 369 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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