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OBSERVATIONS ON FIBRE DIAMETER VARIATION OF SHEEP IN RELATION TO FLEECE-ROT AND BODY STRIKE SUSCEPTIBILITY
Authors:J E Watts ¶  G C Merritt†  H W M Lunney‡  N W Bennett§  J A Dennis
Institution:*New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Research Station, Glenfield, New South Wales, 2167;?CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Private Bag No. 1, P.O. Glebe, New South Wales, 2037;?CSIRO Division of Textile Physics, Ryde, New South Wales, 2112;§New South Wales Department of Agriculture, Government Offices, Goulburn, New South Wales, 2580
Abstract:SUMMARY: A comparative study of various fleece properties known to influence fleece-rot susceptibility was made in a merino flock consisting of sheep which were found to be either resistant or susceptible to fleece-rot and body strike following heavy rains. The fleece properties measured were fibre diameter, fibre diameter variation, wax content, suint content, wax to suint ratio, suint pH, insoluble nitrogen content, wool colour and wettability. Fibre diameter variation, due mainly to the presence of coarse, secondary fibres in the staple, was the only fleece property which differed significantly (p < 0.001) between resistant and susceptible animals. The coefficient of variation of fibre diameter was lowered from a mean value of 22.7 ± 0.3% in susceptible sheep to 20.0 ± 0.3% in resistant sheep. A causal relationship between high fibre diameter variation and fleece-rot susceptibility is suggested. Sheep with irregular fibre size may retain free moisture in the fleece for longer, and thereby become more susceptible to fleece-rot than sheep with uniform fibre diameter, other predisposing factors being equal.
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