Using staple tex profiles as an alternative to fibre diameter profiles in Merino sheep

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 118-127

  Schlink, A C ^a   Clark, S K ^a   Murray, A M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE; FIBER DIAMETER; MEASURING SYSTEM; MERINO SHEEP; MERINO WOOL; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 0033508457     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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