Casting of the fleece in sheep. Estimation of experimentally induced fibre shedding rate
- 1 October 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 73 (2), 231-237
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002185960001443x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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