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ANIMAL FIBER METROLOGY
Chris LuptonChris Lupton
T A iLif R hTexas AgriLife ResearchThe Texas A&M System
San Angelo
IRAQ AGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONIRAQ AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION REVITALIZATION GROUP
San Angelo, Texas October 21, 2009
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Animal fiber programAnimal fiber program
• Develop and evaluate improved procedures for measuring value-p gdetermining characteristics of animal fibers.
• Collaborate in research projects that p jrequire fiber production and quality to be quantified.
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Animal fiber programAnimal fiber program• Project Leader: Chris LuptonProject Leader: Chris Lupton
• Research Associate: Faron Pfeiffer
• Research Assistant: Sue Engdahl
• Student Assistants: Eddie Swinney, Gary Henson, Kendra Franke (ASU)
• (Graduate students, ASU and TAMU)
• Plus administrative secretarial bookkeeping• Plus administrative, secretarial, bookkeeping, and maintenance support from the unit and CS.
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Species we work withSpecies we work with
Muskox (qiviut), rabbit, dog, cattle, mice, et al.
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U S animal fiber testing labsU.S. animal fiber testing labs
• One commercial and 3 academic labs.
• Our AgriLife Research lab is well equipped and staffed.
• Consequently, there are plenty of opportunitiesConsequently, there are plenty of opportunities for collaboration with AgriLife Research, USDA, ARS, and other scientists in academia on projects that have high national priority.
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Total sheep and lambs, 1908 to 2009
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Number of operations with sheep
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Sheep operations in Texas
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National sheep and goat operations (farms) and trends
2008 data
• Sheep 82,330. Down 1% compared with 20072007
• Angora goats 6500. Down 10%.• Dairy goats 29 000 Up 6%• Dairy goats 29,000. Up 6%.• Meat goats 128,800. Up 5%.
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Texas goat numbersTexas goat numbers
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Animal fiber metrologyAnimal fiber metrology
“Current technology”
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SamplingSampling
• From live animal
• From shorn fleeceFrom shorn fleece
F k (b b l )• From packages (bags or bales)
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SamplingSampling
• Mid side, best single indicator, g• Random (core or grid) sample from
part of (e.g., saddle) or whole fleecepart of (e.g., saddle) or whole fleece• Random (core or grab [manual or
machine]) sample from packagedmachine]) sample from packaged fiber
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Saddle
ButtNeck
Butt
Long legLong leg
Short leg
Figure 1. Five (normally) distinct fleece components
Short leg
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Yocom-McColl’s alpaca mid-side diagram
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Neck, side, and britch samples for fiber diameter and medullation
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Core & grab sampling balesCore & grab sampling bales
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Core sampling balesCore sampling bales
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated
• Weight (raw and clean; whole or components) kgcomponents), kg
• Clean yield, % (WB, LSY, CWFP, SDY)• Vegetable matter content % (VMB VMP)• Vegetable matter content, % (VMB, VMP)• Average staple length, SD, mm, and CV, %
Average staple strength SD N/ktex CV• Average staple strength, SD, N/ktex, CV, %, POB (and % tip, middle, and base breaks)breaks).
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated (contd )are measured or calculated (contd.)
• Average fiber diameter, SD, microns, CV, %• Comfort factor % fibers < or = to 30 microns• Comfort factor, % fibers < or = to 30 microns• Spinning fineness, microns• Average fiber curvature, SD, deg/mm, CV, %g , , g , ,• Resistance to compression, kPa• Medullated fibers (med, kemp and total
medullation ASTM) or total medullated fibersmedullation, ASTM), or total medullated fibers, flat fibers, and objectionable fibers, % or number / 10,000 (IWTO). Also AFD, SD, and CV of medullated fibersmedullated fibers.
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated (contd )are measured or calculated (contd.)
• Dark fibers (in white fleeces or vice versa), number / 10,000 or number / unit weight.
• Color, tristimulus values, brightness or yellowness.
• Luster.• Fibers per unit area of skin.
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Relative commercial importance of raw specialty i l fib t it (M G 2006)animal fiber traits (McGregor, 2006).
Trait Scoured Top/noil Yarns ClothTrait Scoured Top/noil Yarns ClothMean fiber diameter **** **** **** ****Comfort factor - - * ***CV of fiber diameter - - ** **Clean yield **** - - -VM (amount and type) *** *** ** **Staple strength/ ** *p gPOB ** * - -Mean fiber length ** *** ** **CV of fiber length ** ** * *CV of fiber length ** ** * *Dark fibers * * * ***
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Relative commercial importance of raw specialty i l fib t it (M G 2006) tdanimal fiber traits (McGregor, 2006) contd.
Trait Scoured Top/noil Yarns ClothMedullated fibers ** ** ** ***** ** ** ***Fiber crimp * * ** **Color * **Color * - - **Style and handle - - ** **
* Some significance* Some significance**** Highly significant
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Sampling the stapleSampling the staple
• Guillotine (2 mm) the base of staple (OFDA 100 or Laserscan).G ill ti l h l th t l• Guillotine elsewhere along the staple.
• Measure the whole staple (OFDA2000).• Minicore the whole staple (2 mm)• Minicore the whole staple (2 mm).
• Measuring each type of sub-sample willMeasuring each type of sub sample will give you a different result, but all are potentially useful.
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Courtesy:Yocom-McColl
Testing Labs, Inc.
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Standard methodologygy
A i S i t f T ti• American Society for Testingand Materials (ASTM)
• International Wool TextileO i ti (IWTO)Organisation (IWTO)
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated
Weight (raw and clean; whole or components) kgcomponents), kgClean yield, %Vegetable matter content %Vegetable matter content, %
• Average staple length, SD, mm, and CV, %Average staple strength SD N/ktex CV• Average staple strength, SD, N/ktex, CV, %, POB (tip, mid, base or fraction)
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Clean fiber baseClean fiber base
• Mass of clean, dry fiber with all i iti d d %impurities removed expressed as a % of the original “greasy” fiber mass.
• Usually report the fiber base after adjusting for allowed moisture (12%), residual grease (1.5%) and ash (0.5%).
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Vegetable matter baseVegetable matter base
• Mass of oven-dried scoured burrs, seeds, twigs, leaves, and grasses, free of mineral matter and alcohol-extractable matter expressed as a % of the mass of the sample.
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NIRSNIRS
• Allows us to quantify broad classes of compounds or individual compounds that contain different chemical bonds.
e.g., protein (in this case keratin), li id ( l ) ll l d li ilipids (wool wax), cellulose and lignins (vegetable matter), and water.
• NIRS is also sensitive to particle size (potential for estimating AFD SDFD AC)(potential for estimating AFD, SDFD, AC).
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Near-infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy
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NIRS MeasurementsNIRS Measurements
• Non-destructive and results availableNon destructive and results available in less than two minutes.
• Currently only being used• Currently, only being used commercially to replace one of the gravimetric tests (residual grease)gravimetric tests (residual grease).
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X-ray instrument for estimating clean yield
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated
Weight (raw and clean; whole or components) kgcomponents), kgClean yield, %Vegetable matter content %Vegetable matter content, %Average staple length, SD, mm, and CV, %Average staple strength SD N/ktex CV• Average staple strength, SD, N/ktex, CV, %, POB (tip, mid, base or fraction)
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Length Measurement contdLength Measurement, contd.
Grid sampling
Average staple length, SD, C fand CV of staple length
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Length & Strength TestingLength & Strength Testing
Measuring LengthMeasuring Length
Staples in a Tray ATLAS
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated
Weight (raw and clean; whole or components) kgcomponents), kgClean yield, %Vegetable matter content %Vegetable matter content, %Average staple length, SD, mm, and CV, %Average staple strength SD N/ktex CVAverage staple strength, SD, N/ktex, CV, %, POB (tip, mid, base or fraction)
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Staple Strength MeasurementStaple Strength Measurement
A t l t th SD d CV f t l t thAverage staple strength, SD and CV of staple strength, Position of break, and % tip, middle and base breaks
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Strength Measurement contdStrength Measurement, contd.
AgritestStaple
Breaker 2Breaker 2↔
ATLAS
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Fleece and fiber characteristics that are measured or calculated (contd )are measured or calculated (contd.)
Average fiber diameter SD microns CV %Average fiber diameter, SD, microns, CV, %Comfort factor, % fibers < / = to 30 micronsSpinning fineness, micronsAverage fiber curvature, SD, deg/mm, CV, %Medullated fibers (white and pastel fibers only), total medullation flat fibers and objectionabletotal medullation, flat fibers, and objectionable fibers, % or number / 10,000.
• Dark and medullated fibers and contaminants (in hite fleeces) n mber / 10 000 or n mber / nitwhite fleeces), number / 10,000 or number / unit
weight • Resistance to compression, kPa• Color, tristimulus values, brightness or
yellowness
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Fiber diameter measurementFiber diameter measurement
• Projection microscope (PM)
• Sirolan Laserscan (LS)
O ti l Fib Di t A l• Optical Fiber Diameter Analysers (OFDA 100 and 2000)
• Sirolan Fleecescan
• Airflow• Airflow
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Projection MicroscopeProjection Microscope
Courtesy:Yocom-McColl
Testing Labs, Inc.
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MicroprojectionMicroprojection
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One Micron EqualsOne Micron Equals…
1/25,400 of one inch
or
1/1,000,000 of one1/1,000,000 of one meter
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Sirolan LaserScan SampleSirolan LaserScan Sample
Courtesy:Yocom-McColl
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LaserScan DisplayLaserScan Display
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OFDA 100 Optical Fibre Diameter Analyser
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OFDA slide on stageOFDA slide on stage
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OFDA2000
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Sirolan FleecescanSirolan Fleecescan
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Sirolan Fleecescan
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CurvatureCurvature• Is a measurement of the fiber crimp. Does p
not indicate the type of staple crimp (i.e., uniform staple crimp (like most fine wools) or crinkle (like cashmere)or crinkle (like cashmere).
• Is correlated with Bulk and Resistance to• Is correlated with Bulk and Resistance to Compression
• Generally, worsted processors (lean yarns for fine suitings) prefer less crimp, woolen
i f i (b lkisystem spinners prefer more crimp (bulkier yarns for knitwear).
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FrequencyAmplitude
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Fiber crimpFiber crimp
• Fiber crimp (visual or measured as average fiber curvature, AFC) is not an accurate indicator of average fiber diameter.
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Curvature rangesCurvature ranges
• Low: < 50 deg/mm crossbred wool• Low: < 50 deg/mm, crossbred wool, mohair (~2 crimps per inch). Alpaca 15-55 deg/mm. g
• Medium: 60-90 deg/mm, 21 micron Merino and Rambouillet wool (~4 crimps per inch)
Hi h 100 d / 16 18 i• High: >100 deg/mm, 16-18 micron superfine Merino and Rambouillet wool (~7 crimps per inch)( 7 crimps per inch)
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Spinning finenessSpinning fineness
• Used by textile processors, a better indicator of processing performance than MFD alone, particularly in spinning.
• SF=0.881*MFD*(1+5*[CVD%/100]2)1/2
• For a given MFD, spinnability ↑ as CV ↓
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Coarse Edge Micron (CEM)Coarse Edge Micron (CEM)
• The number of microns above the MFD h th t 5% f fibMFD where the coarsest 5% of fibers lie
• Another statistic used by textile processors
• Smaller = more uniform
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Degrees of medullation(ASTM nomenclature med kemp medullated fiber)(ASTM nomenclature, med, kemp, medullated fiber)
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MicroprojectionMicroprojection
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Dark and medullated fibers and contaminants (especially polypropylene) in white fleeces(especially polypropylene) in white fleeces
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OFDA 100 - Opacity
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Medullation (IWTO [OFDA100] nomenclature)
• Total medullated fibers• Flat fibers• Objectionable fibers• Objectionable fibers• Units: per 10,000 or %• AFD, SD of medullated fibers• White and pastel fibers onlyp y
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OFDA2000 bonus measurements: staple length and staple profile.But, limited accuracy, since measuring greasy, unconditioned samples.
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Staple Profile (OFDA2000 only)Staple Profile (OFDA2000 only)
• Fiber diameter measured along the stapleg p• Left side tip, right side base of staple• Can see how MFD changes during the• Can see how MFD changes during the
growing season.
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Histogram and staple profile
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Staple profile (contd )Staple profile (contd.)
FPFT – Finest Point From TipUsed to indicate where the MFD is the smallestand most likely to break during processingMFE – Mean Fiber Ends
fMFD at the ends of the stapleRelationship to comfort factor?Minimum and Maximum MFD alongMinimum and Maximum MFD along
stapleExcellent for selection purposesExcellent for selection purposes% fibers < 15 microns
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Staple profile (contd )Staple profile (contd.)
• Drastic changes in diameter can cause a weakness in the staple strength and can impact processing ability (breaks).
• Use the information to make management decisions to grow sound fiber– Shearing in relationship to parturition,
lactation, etc. – Supplemental feeding strategiesSupplemental feeding strategies
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Airflow (WIRA)Airflow (WIRA)
Measures flow of airMeasures flow of air through fiber sample
Indirect measurement of AFDof AFD
Does not measureDoes not measureSD, CV, curvature, or medullation.medullation.
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Resistance to CompressionResistance to Compression
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C l i tColorimeter
Tristimulus valuesWhiteness
YellownessBrightnessBrightness
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LusterLuster• Goniophotometer Single fibers slow expensiveGoniophotometer. Single fibers, slow, expensive.• Opacity (OFDA 100) and NIRS.• SAMBA Hair System. Very promising.SAMBA Hair System. Very promising.
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Of great interest to breeders (but not the textile industry)
• Body weight
• Fleece weightg
• Fiber density (fibers per unit area of• Fiber density (fibers per unit area of skin)
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Fibers per unit areaFibers per unit area
• Traditionally determined using histological / staining methods. Not particularly accurate and requires removal
f lti l ki l i t hof multiple skin samples using trephane.• However, skin sections capable of
revealing additional informationrevealing additional information.
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Fibers per unit areaFibers per unit area
• Alternatively, and less invasively, a y, y,known area can be shorn from the mid-side.
• Knowing staple length, clean weight, average fiber diameter, and densityaverage fiber diameter, and density of alpaca fibers, can calculate fibers/unit area.fibers/unit area.
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Accuracy of objective measurementsAccuracy of objective measurements
• Don’t get carried away with the second number after the decimal place!!
95% confidence limits• Fiber base (clean yield): 1 to 2%( y )• VM Base: 0.1 to 2%• MFD: 0.2 (15 micron) to 0.9 (40 micron)MFD: 0.2 (15 micron) to 0.9 (40 micron) • Staple length: 5 mm• Staple strength: 6 N/ktexStaple strength: 6 N/ktex
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Current research objectivesCurrent research objectives
1. Develop and evaluate near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy and automatic image analysis for more rapid lessimage analysis for more rapid, less expensive, objective evaluation of animal fibers.
2. Use objective measurements to improve fiber and / or meat production, quality,
d i t d th hand income to producers through improved selection, nutrition, management, and marketing efficiency.g , g y
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I. Current projects at the Wool and Mohair Research L b T A iLif R h S A lLab, Texas AgriLife Research, San Angelo
• Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy for measuring clean yield and fiber properties of raw wool and mohair. .
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NIRS Programs
• Monitoring juniper consumption in free-ranging goats.
• Monitoring algae growth.g g g
• Measuring “energy content” of cattle manure from feedlots.
• Estimating average fiber diameter directly on Angora goats.
• Estimating protein and energy content of forages and feeds.
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Current projects at the Wool and Mohair Research L b T A iLif R h S A lLab, Texas AgriLife Research, San Angelo
Using automatic image analysis (OFDA2000)• Using automatic image analysis (OFDA2000) to measure fiber characteristics on the ranch
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The SAMBA System (AIA) for measurement of fiber
luster
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Current projects at the Wool and Mohair Research L b T A iLif R h S A lLab, Texas AgriLife Research, San Angelo
Comparison of Texas Rambouillet with• Comparison of Texas Rambouillet with Australian Merino F1 crosses
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Current projects at the Wool and Mohair Research L b T A iLif R h S A lLab, Texas AgriLife Research, San Angelo
Rambouillet ram and Angora goat central• Rambouillet ram and Angora goat central performance tests
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Current projects at the Wool and Mohair Research L b T A iLif R h S A lLab, Texas AgriLife Research, San Angelo
Genetic selection to improve the use of• Genetic selection to improve the use of goats to manage juniper
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Current projects at the Wool and Mohair Research L b T A iLif R h S A lLab, Texas AgriLife Research, San Angelo
• Genetic selection to develop a more profitable• Genetic selection to develop a more profitable dual-purpose (fine wool and meat) sheep. The Texas Rambouillet Superior Genetics Cooperative Breeding Program / National Sheep ImprovementBreeding Program / National Sheep Improvement Program.
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Long-term, low intensity project with alpacas
• Evaluation of alpaca castrates and dogs as guard animals• Evaluation of alpaca castrates and dogs as guard animals for sheep and Angora goats
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Nutrition effects on fiber propertiesNutrition effects on fiber properties
• Numerous projects being conducted by• Numerous projects being conducted by Dr. Whitney…juniper, distillers dried grains etc in sheep and goat dietsgrains, etc. in sheep and goat diets.
• All have a fiber component.
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Animal fiber programAnimal fiber program
• We recognize the great need to increase sheep and goat numbersincrease sheep and goat numbers before excessive infrastructure is lost.
• Develop technologies and / orDevelop technologies and / or animals capable of increasing producers’ income.
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Service work for breedersService work for breeders
P id t i di id l i l fl• Provide measurements on individual animal fleeces and technology that permits producers to compete better in world markets.
• Small scale scouring.
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