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Some wool characteristics of Karadi sheep in northern Iraq*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. E. Ghoneim ,
N. T. Kazzal  and
R. Kh. Abdallah
K. E. Ghoneim
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, Iraq
N. T. Kazzal
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, Iraq
R. Kh. Abdallah
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, Iraq
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Summary

One hundred and sixty-eight wool samples were collected from commercial flocks of Karadi sheep raised in the five provinces of northern Iraq. The wool characteristics dealt with were staple and fibre length, crimps, fibre diameter, medullation, fibre strength and elongation.

The results showed that the Karadi wool is a long type of carpet fleece with average staple and fibre lengths of 19·3 and 23·5 cm, respectively. It had an average fibre diameter of 48·1 μ and contained 19·45 % medullated fibres. The number of crimps per 2 cm was 2·4. Average fibre strength and elongation were 24·8 g/5 cm and 31·8 % respectively. Phenotypic correlations between wool traits were studied.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 83 , Issue 1 , August 1974 , pp. 171 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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