The fibre characteristics of fleece determine its fate through the textile industry. Parameters such as diameter, length, elasticity and strength define functional quality fleece. Therefore, aim present study was to investigate effects different environmental factors well wool mineral contents on traits in Central Anatolian Merino sheep. Additionally, were investigated. For this purpose, 300 sa...

Forty female Angora goats were selected at random from the experimental nucleus of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (Pilcaniyeu, Argentina), with the aim of analyzing the variability of main fleece characteristics of the Angora goats and establishing an optimum sampling site. Samples were taken at the first and second shearings (12 and 18 months of age) from the following parts...

The water, air permeability and thermal resistance of fabrics are important attributes that have a significant impact on the comfort properties sportswear in different environmental conditions. In this work, terry fleece were developed by varying fibre content mass per unit area fabrics. Moreover, thermo-physical fabrics, including permeability, water vapor resistance, analysed before after was...

An investigation into the moisture content in the fleece of Merino sheep was commenced after proposing the hypothesis that moisture and relative humidity were required at the skin surface for the survival of the 1st instar larvae and the initiation of a strike. A method for drying wool was developed which created a minimal disturbance to its normal constituents. It was shown that, in dry weathe...

Abstract Polymer coatings on cellulosic fibres are widely used to enhance the natural fibre properties by improving, for example, hydrophobicity and wet strength. Here, we investigate effects of a terpolymer P(S-co-MABP-co-PyMA) coating cotton linters eucalyptus improve resistance cellulose against wetness. Coated uncoated were characterised using scanning electron microscopy, contact angle mea...

Biological indicators that can be used to predict the sensitivity of animals to environmental changes are of interest to the sheep industry for economic and welfare reasons. The coefficient of variation of fibre diameter (HCVFD) is a potential indicator of environmental sensitivity and tends to be negatively correlated with fatness. To further understand the association of HCVFD with the sensit...