On-farm classing of animals and fleeces with the OFDA2000

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 133-155

  Baxter, P ^a  

^a SGS Wool Testing Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fibre diameter; Length diameter profile; OFDA2000; On farm classing

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FIBER DIAMETER; FIBER LENGTH; FLEECE; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MEASURING SYSTEM; TESTING INSTRUMENT;

EID: 0034782132     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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