Characteristics of Angora rabbit fiber using optical fiber diameter analyzer

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3116-3122

  Rafat, S A ^a   De Rochambeau, H ^a   Brims, M ^b   Thebault R G ^a   Deretz, S ^a   Bonnet, M ^a   Allain, D ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b BSC Electronics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angora; Fiber characteristic; Rabbit; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROSCOPY; RABBIT; STANDARD; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; RABBITS; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 36148943931     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0109     Document Type: Article

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