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Whole-Genome Resequencing Reveals Selection Signal Related to Sheep Wool Fineness

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Simple Summary Wool is a very important agricultural product and an ideal raw material for the production of high-quality textiles and clothing. In addition, the wool industry provides important support for economic development and the livelihoods of ...
Wentao Zhang   +6 more
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Utilisation of waste wool from mountain sheep as fertiliser in winter wheat cultivation

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2023
Coarse wool obtained from mountain sheep has low economic value and is treated as a troublesome by-product of sheep farming. To find ways to utilize it, waste separated from the better-quality wool during sheep shearing was used as a fertilizer in winter
J. Broda   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Wool keratin as a novel alternative protein: A comprehensive review of extraction, purification, nutrition, safety, and food applications.

open access: yesComprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2022
The growing global population and lifestyle changes have increased the demand for specialized diets that require protein and other essential nutrients for humans. Recent technological advances have enabled the use of food bioresources treated as waste as
Stephen G. Giteru   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Green and Highly Efficient Wool Keratin Extraction by Microwave Induction Method

open access: yesFrontiers in Materials, 2022
Keratin is a plentiful and renewable fibrous protein resource found in nature, but a great deal of keratin-containing waste causes environmental problems, especially wool waste, which accounts for the majority.
WenQian Du   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A novel strategy for producing high‐performance continuous regenerated fibers with wool‐like structure

open access: yesSusMat, 2022
We proposed a novel approach to prepare high‐performance continuous regenerated keratin fibers with wool‐like structure by using the cortical cells and linear keratin from wool waste as reinforcement and adhesive, respectively.
G. Cao, Z. Zhang, M. Rong, M. Zhang
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Waste Mineral Wool and Its Opportunities—A Review

open access: yesMaterials, 2021
Massive waste rock wool was generated globally and it caused substantial environmental issues such as landfill and leaching. However, reviews on the recyclability of waste rock wool are scarce.
Zhen Shyong Yap   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comprehensive transcriptome and methylome analysis delineates the biological basis of hair follicle development and wool-related traits in Merino sheep

open access: yesBMC Biology, 2021
Characterization of the molecular mechanisms underlying hair follicle development is of paramount importance in the genetic improvement of wool-related traits in sheep and skin-related traits in humans.
Bingru Zhao   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The science behind the wool industry. The importance and value of wool production from sheep

open access: yesAnimal Frontiers, 2021
March 2021, Vol. 11, No. 2 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any ...
E. Doyle   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Methane emission, nutrient utilization, microbial protein synthesis and growth performance in finisher lambs fed complete feed blocks containing phytochemical-rich forages of semi-arid region

open access: yesCarbon Management, 2020
Tree leaves of Ailanthus excelsa, Ziziphus nummularia and Prosopis cineraria were fed in complete feed block (CFB) to 36 weaner (91 d) lambs distributed equally (20.6 ± 0.55 kg) in three groups (T1, T2 and T3). The CFB of T1 consisted of 40% A.
Randhir Singh Bhatt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reversion towards benzimidazole susceptibility in Haemonchus contortus by resistance management strategies

open access: yesIndian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
A study was aimed to observe the impact of withdrawal of anthelmintic type and increase in refugia through community dilution on reversion towards benzimidazole (BZ) susceptibility in Haemonchus contortus at an organized sheep farm in semi-arid ...
C P SWARNKAR   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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