Sunlight exposure caused yellowing and increased mineral content in wool

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 300-308

  Fleet, M R ^a   Millington, K R ^b   King, A L ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelation; Color; Copper; Trace metals; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHELATION; CLIPPING; COLOR; HARVESTING; IRRADIATION; MINERAL; SOLAR RADIATION; TRACE METAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77952508060     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09117     Document Type: Article

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