Physical analysis of the fleece of sheep for biological purposes. II. Estimation of the number and mean diameter of wool fibres from a cast of their cross-section
- 1 January 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
- Vol. 2 (2) , 195-201
- https://doi.org/10.1071/ar9510195
Abstract
A technique has been developed for making a cast of the cross-section of a bundle of wool fibres under defined packing conditions. By counting the fibre impressions per unit area in representative portions of the cast, both the total number of fibres and the mean diameter can be rapidly calculated within fairly close limits of error.Keywords
This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Physical analysis of the fleece of sheep for biological purposes. I. Actual and apparent cross-sectional areas of a staple of fleece wool under lateral compressionAustralian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1951