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Testimonial: Wool production & biodiversity working together for Rob & Lucy Adams - 'Swallowfield'

, 2011
Rob and Lucy Adams own and manage 'Swallowfield' and nearby 'Tulloch', which were purchased by Rob's parents in 1970-73. Fifteen per cent of 'Swallowfield' is regularly cropped or sown to pasture, 30% is timbered and the balance is fertilised native ...
Reid, Nick, Adams, Rob, Adams, Lucy
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Objective comparison of the softness of Australian Soft Rolling Skin wool and ordinary Merino wool

, 2022
Australian Merino wool is well-known in the wool market for its top quality, and the bulk of it is used in apparel where softness is a key factor for consumers.
Christopher Hurren (13064340), Hao Yu (13100439), Xungai Wang (13100496), Xin Liu (13100436)   +3 more
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Performance of Indian crossbred wool on khadi spinning system

, 2020
HP Crossbred, JK Crossbred and JK Merino yarns have been spun on the New Model Charkha (NMC) spinning system to find out the suitability of Indian crossbred wool in Khadi sector.
Varshney, R K, Meena, H C ; Principal Scientist ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool research Institute Avikanagar 304501, Shakyawar, D B, Kumar, Ajay   +3 more
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An archaeological perspective on the nineteenth century development of land, landscape and sheep farming in the Karoo

, 2012
Includes bibliographical references.The nineteenth century was one of considerable change within the Cape Colony. There was the change from Dutch VOC control to a British government early in the nineteenth century which exposed small scale Trekboer sheep
Smuts, Troy Nathaniel
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Incorporating Subjectively Assessed Sheep and Wool Traits into Genetic Evaluations for Merino Sheep. 1: Phenotypic Variation and Heritabilities

, 2009
During the last decade, many Australia Merino sheep breeders have adopted selection strategies based on subjectively assessed sheep and wool traits. Pedigree and performance records were obtained from two Merino breeders who collect both objective and ...
Ball, Alex, Oppenheimer, M, Mortimer, R, Brown, Daniel   +3 more
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Diffusion of dyes into merino wool fibres

, 2005
Diffusion of dyes into merino wool ...
R Brady (13290669)
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Se and I status in pregnant ewes from a pastoral system and the effect of supplementation with Se and I or only Se on wool quality of lambs

Heliyon, 2019
Australian Merino ewes and lambs producing fine fibre wool for export are raised in the north-west of Uruguay in pasture-based systems. We studied the status of selenium and iodine in pregnant Merino ewes (10 per treatment) grazing in natural pasture, in
M.H. Guerra, M.C. Cabrera, D. Fernández Abella, A. Saadoun, A. Burton   +4 more
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Influence of sire breed, protein supplementation and gender on wool spinning fineness in first-cross Merino lambs

, 2012
Our objectives were to evaluate the effects of sire breed, type of protein supplement, level of supplementation and sex on wool spinning fineness (SF), its correlations with other wool characteristics and prediction accuracy in F1 Merino crossbred lambs.
Holman, B.W.B., Malau-aduli, A.E.O., Lane, P.A.   +2 more
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Jointly selecting for fibre diameter and fleece weight: A market-level assessment of the QPLU$ Merino breeding project

The QPLU$ Merino breeding project began in the early 1990s. The aim of the project was to demonstrate the efficiency of using a selection index to achieve breeding objectives.
Griffith, Garry R., Mullen, John D., Mounter, Stuart W.   +2 more
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The seasonal influence on Merino wool production [PDF]

, 1935
The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590;300dpi. adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.The Merino sheep does not show seasonal changes in wool ...
Bosman, V.
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