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Relationship between wool cortisol, wool quality indices of Australian Merino rams and climatic variables in Tasmania [PDF]

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023
IntroductionAustralia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of fine wool. External factors (i.e., non-genetic) that affect wool phenotype need to be identified and managed to minimize any negative effects on wool quality.
Edward Narayan, Narayan Edward
exaly   +4 more sources

An analysis of the wool characteristics that determine wool price for Merino wool in South Africa

Scientific African
Globally, wool characteristics determine wool price. As a result, wool that does not match the standards for fibre diameter, clean yield and staple length at auctions are sold at cheaper prices. At global level, very few studies in the literature of wool
M Zenda
exaly   +4 more sources

Wool production in Dohne Merino, Dormer, Merino and South African Mutton Merino lambs

South African Journal of Animal Science, 2021
In this study, the wool growth of Dohne Merino, Dormer, Merino and South African Mutton Merino (SAMM) lambs reared on a feedlot diet (10.62 MJ ME/ kg feed, 20.7% crude protein) was monitored from about two months old until the lambs were shorn as yearlings.
Van der Merwe, D. A., Brand, T. S., Hoffman, L. C.   +2 more
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Optical coherence tomography imaging can identify Merino lambs’ wool using automatic machine learning vision

Textile Reseach Journal, 2023
Merino lambs' wool fiber has a unique chemical structure that gives the wool many unique properties and technical benefits. For example, the small fiber diameters mean that Merino wool is soft, countering the scratchiness commonly associated with wool ...
Metin Sabuncu, Håkan Özdemir
exaly   +2 more sources

Design, validation, and application of a 1K liquid chip for genome-wide association analysis in Alpine Merino sheep [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Because wool is an important animal fiber and mutton is rich in nutrients, fine wool sheep are one of the most economically important livestock. China has been selecting and breeding high-quality fine wool sheep breeds since the 1950s and is the largest ...
Tingting Guo, Tingting Guo, Tingting Guo, Chao Yuan, Chao Yuan, Chao Yuan, Jianbin Liu, Jianbin Liu, Jianbin Liu, Bohui Yang, Bohui Yang, Bohui Yang   +11 more
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Sustainable Processing with Herbs on Bamboo, Banana, and Merino Wool Fibers

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
To refute the global catastrophe owing to emissions and effluents from the textile wet processing units, with sustainability at fore, the research herein performs the processing of natural fibers with herbal materials for coloration and to add ...
Alka Madhukar Thakker, Danmei Sun
exaly   +2 more sources

Characterisation of white and black merino wools: a proteomics study

Animal, 2019
Wool is an important agricultural commodity with merino wool being rated alongside the finest quality fibres, which include the goat fibres Mohair and Cashmere.
J. Plowman, A. Thomas, T. Perloiro, S. Clerens, A.M. de Almeida   +4 more
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Polymorphisms of FST gene and their association with wool quality traits in Chinese Merino sheep. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Follistatin (FST) is involved in hair follicle morphogenesis. However, its effects on hair traits are not clear. This study was designed to investigate the effects of FST gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) on wool quality traits in Chinese Merino
Guang-Wei Ma, Yan-Kai Chu, Wen-Jian Zhang, Fei-Yue Qin, Song-Song Xu, Hua Yang, En-Guang Rong, Zhi-Qiang Du, Shou-Zhi Wang, Hui Li, Ning Wang   +10 more
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High-resolution analysis of selection sweeps identified between fine-wool Merino and coarse-wool Churra sheep breeds [PDF]

Genetics Selection Evolution, 2017
Background With the aim of identifying selection signals in three Merino sheep lines that are highly specialized for fine wool production (Australian Industry Merino, Australian Merino and Australian Poll Merino) and considering that these lines have ...
Beatriz Gutiérrez-Gil, Cristina Esteban-Blanco, Pamela Wiener, Praveen Krishna Chitneedi, Aroa Suarez-Vega, Juan-Jose Arranz   +5 more
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Effects of pinealectomy on wool growth and wool follicle density in Merino sheep

Journal of Pineal Research, 1992
Abstract: There is evidence to indicate that pinealectomy may enhance wool growth in the sheep. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pinealectomy on wool growth and wool follicle density in Merino sheep.Castrated Merino rams (4 months old) were either pinealectomized (P), sham‐pinealectomized (S) or not treated (C).
McCloghry, E, Foldes, A, Hollis, D, Rintoul, A, Maxwell, C, Downing, J, Baker, P, Kennedy, J, Wynn, P   +8 more
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