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Casting of the fleece in sheep. Estimation of experimentally induced fibre shedding rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. M. Doney  and
W. F. Smith
J. M. Doney
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, 29 Lauder Road, Edinburgh, 9
W. F. Smith
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, 29 Lauder Road, Edinburgh, 9
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Summary

A simple and rapid technique for estimating changes in fibre brush-end formation rate is described. The technique was used to give a quantitative estimate of the extent of brush-end formation induced by exogenous hormonal treatment of normal sheep and to establish the time relationship between treatment, fibre brush-end formation and the subsequent casting of the fleece.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 73 , Issue 2 , October 1969 , pp. 231 - 237
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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