Fleece qualities of menemen sheep: i. morphologic and physical qualities
<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study is to determine the physical and morphological properties of fleece from Menemen sheep and to use this data for breeding and reform of Menemen sheep.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> This study was carried out on 98 Menemen sheep in a p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=855 |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study is to determine the physical and
morphological properties of fleece from Menemen sheep
and to use this data for breeding and reform of Menemen
sheep.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> This study was carried out on 98
Menemen sheep in a private company established in Karacaören
area, Şuhut Town in Afyonkarahisar.<p>
<b>Results:</b> The results for greasy fleece weight, post-shearing
live weight, clean fleece percentage, fineness, length, elasticity
and strength were 1583.78 g, 51.68 kg, 66.78%, 30.91
μm, 36.35 mm, 32.60% and 20.69 cN/tex, respectively in
Menemen ewes.<p>
<b>Conclusion:</b> Menemen fleece can be used as rawmaterial
for carpet manufacturing. Moreover it can be observed
that through reform study, fleece in fabric quality can be
achieved.
1Emirdağ Meslek |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |