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Detection of a Second KAP22 Family Member in Sheep and Analysis of Its Genetic Variation and Associations with Selected Wool Fibre Traits [PDF]

Animals
The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are a class of wool proteins. They form a matrix that cross-links the wool intermediate filament keratins. The KAPs are thought to affect wool fibre structure and properties and have been associated with variation ...
Lingrong Bai, Huitong Zhou, Jinzhong Tao, Jon G. H. Hickford   +3 more
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Wool: From Properties and Structure to Genetic Insights and Sheep Improvement Strategies [PDF]

Animals
The wool of sheep consists of structurally intricate natural fibres that can be processed and manufactured into a range of products. It is prized for its insulation, moisture-buffering capability, flame resistance, and biodegradability.
Huitong Zhou, Lingrong Bai, Shaobin Li, Jiqing Wang, Jon G. H. Hickford   +4 more
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Seasonal Variability in Transcript Expression of Type I and Type II Keratins in Wool Follicles of Lustrous Fleece-Producing Magra Sheep

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2023
Magra sheep reared around the Bikaner area of Rajasthan, India is famous for producing lustrous fleece as compared to other wool-producing native sheep breeds.
Rajiv Kumar, Amar S Meena, Ashish Chopra, Ajay Kumar, Ramesh C Sharma, Arun Kumar   +5 more
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Small ruminant production in dryland regions of India: Status, challenges and opportunities

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
Small ruminants are important components of smallholder production systems in dry regions of the country and require technological transformation for bringing the farmers out of the vicious cycle of poverty.
ARUN KUMAR, S S MISRA, I S CHAUHAN, G R GOWANE, A K SHINDE   +4 more
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Removal of Basic Violet from Wool Dyeing Effluent Using Nanoparticles

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
In the reported study, nano silica and nano clay were used to remove the residual color from effluent generated during the dyeing of wool fabric with basic violet.
Seiko Jose, Nachimuthu Shanmugam, Ajay Kumar, Sekar Das   +3 more
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Objective Evaluation of Luster (Gloss 60 degrees) of Different Indian Wools

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Luster for a fiber/fabric system is a phenomenon to the reflectance of incident light to the surface, addressed as its shine or gloss. Presently, objective evaluation of the shine for straight hair (human hair) can be quantified through Goniophotometer ...
Ajay Kumar, D.B. Shakyawar, Rajiv Kumar, A.S. Meena, N.L. Meena, Ashish Chopra   +5 more
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Quality Improvement of Dumba Fleece Using Dehairing Technique and Value Addition of Recovered Wool

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
The wool of Dumba fleece is an admixture of fine wool and coarse hairy fibers. (Tomer, ) The use of the slow speed carding machinerecovers fine wool fibers accounts 19.6% of fleece weight.
Ajay Kumar, Dinesh Babu Shakyawar, Nehru Lal Meena, Syed Mohammed Khursheed Naqvi   +3 more
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A Profile of New Zealand Crossbred Wool Clip in Both Greasy and Scoured Forms in the 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 Seasons

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
New Zealand is the third-largest producer of wool in the world and accounts for approximately 9.3% of world production (approx. 140,000 tonnes greasy annually).
Peter Baxter, Jeremy Wear
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Impact of Booroola fecundity gene introgression on sheep production: Indian perspective

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
Surge of demand for meat from diverse sources in a time of decling land and other natural resources shifted the trend of producing more sheep per sheep. Prolificacy aspect in sheep can be used as an important arsenal to fulfil this objective.
ARUN KUMAR, RAJIV KUMAR, S S MISRA, R C SHARMA   +3 more
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The influence of mechanical action on felting shrinkage of wool fabric in the tumble dryer [PDF]

, 2020
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.Felting shrinkage of untreated wool fabric occurs easily during tumble drying. Mechanical action applied on
Bao, Wei, Ding, Xuemei, Shen, Jinsong
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