Study of wool characteristics in the aranese ovine breed

To date, no ethnological study on the wool characteristics of the Spanish Aranese ovine breed has been published.Fifty three animals belonging to this breed are tested as fleece samples. Each sample is analyzed for fleece type and length, yield by isoalcohol scouring, fiber length for each kind of f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Parés Casanova, Pere-Miquel, Jordana i Vidal, Jordi, Perezgrovas Garza, Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/47668
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022011000100021
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/47668
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fiber diameter
Fleece
Kemp
Medullation
Sheep
Yield
Llana -- Anàlisi
Fibres animals
Aranesa (Raça ovina)
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Sumario:To date, no ethnological study on the wool characteristics of the Spanish Aranese ovine breed has been published.Fifty three animals belonging to this breed are tested as fleece samples. Each sample is analyzed for fleece type and length, yield by isoalcohol scouring, fiber length for each kind of fiber, variation in fiber diameter, and proportions of non-medullated and medullated or kemp fibers. Fiber length appears shorter than that previously reported for the breed by other authors. Fleeces of the Aranese sheep breed can be described as square, simple, "semi-open" and short with a relatively high yield by isoalcohol scouring and low medullation levels, thus indicating good potential quality and greater suitability for potential processing than other similar meat breeds.