A comparison of fibre diameter profiles generated using 2 mm snippet techniques to those measured using the OFDA2000

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-39

  Brown, D J ^a   Schlink, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clean staples; Fibre diameter profiles; Fibre diameter variation; Greasy staples; Laserscan; OFDA2000

Indexed keywords

FIBER DIAMETER; MEASURING SYSTEM; TESTING; TESTING INSTRUMENT; WOOL FIBER;

EID: 0036220444     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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