The ability of the OFDA2000 to measure fleeces and sale lots on-farm

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 110-132

  Peterson, A D ^a   Gherardi, S G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre diameter profile; Fibre measurement; OFDA2000

Indexed keywords

FIBER DIAMETER; FIBER PROPERTY; FLEECE; MEASURING SYSTEM; TESTING INSTRUMENT; WOOL GREASE;

EID: 0034771602     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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