Directory UMM :Data Elmu:jurnal:S:Small Ruminant Research:Vol38.Issue1.Sep2000:
Small Ruminant Research 38 (2000) 71±82
Follicle characteristics, seasonal changes in ®bre cross-sectional
area and ellipticity in Australasian specialty carpet
wool sheep, Romneys and Merinos
S.C. Championa,*, G.E. Robardsb
a
Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-54, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
b
Department of Textile Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Received 25 July 1999; accepted 14 March 2000
Abstract
Data was collected on secondary:primary follicle ratio, relative follicle density, and seasonal changes in ®bre cross-sectional
area and ®bre ellipticity (ratio of major-to-minor ®bre cross-sectional axis) in the Australasian specialty carpet wool breeds
(Carpetmaster, Drysdale, Elliottdale, Tukidale), Romneys and Merinos. Merinos had a higher secondary:primary follicle ratio
(p
Follicle characteristics, seasonal changes in ®bre cross-sectional
area and ellipticity in Australasian specialty carpet
wool sheep, Romneys and Merinos
S.C. Championa,*, G.E. Robardsb
a
Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-54, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
b
Department of Textile Technology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Received 25 July 1999; accepted 14 March 2000
Abstract
Data was collected on secondary:primary follicle ratio, relative follicle density, and seasonal changes in ®bre cross-sectional
area and ®bre ellipticity (ratio of major-to-minor ®bre cross-sectional axis) in the Australasian specialty carpet wool breeds
(Carpetmaster, Drysdale, Elliottdale, Tukidale), Romneys and Merinos. Merinos had a higher secondary:primary follicle ratio
(p