Comparison of Fiber and Cuticular Attributes of Alpaca and Llama Fleeces

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 344-353

  Valbonesi, A ^a   Cristofanelli, S ^b   Pierdominici, F ^b   Gonzales, M ^c   Antonini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c DESCOSUR   (Peru)

Author keywords

alpaca; cuticular attributes; fiber; llama

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; WOOL;

ALPACA; CLASSIFICATION CRITERION; CUTICULAR ATTRIBUTES; FIBER DIAMETERS; FIBER LENGTH; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; LLAMA; THREE PARAMETERS;

FIBERS;

CLASSIFICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FIBER DIAMETER; FIBER LENGTH; FIBERS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; PARAMETERS; SAMPLES; WOOL;

ALPACA; FIBER DIAMETER; FIBER LENGTH; FIBER PROPERTY; FLEECE;

EID: 77649210726     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517509337634     Document Type: Article

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