Fiber characteristics of qiviut and guard hair from wild muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1670-1674

  Rowell, J E ^a,d   Lupton, C J ^b   Robertson, M A ^a   Pfeiffer, F A ^b   Nagy, J A ^c   Whit, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber quality; Wool; Wool producing animals

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CANADA; FEMALE; HAIR; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOOL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CANADA; FEMALE; HAIR; MALE; RUMINANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WOOL;

EID: 0035404117     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7971670x     Document Type: Article

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