Effect Of Sex And Body Region On Wool Characteristics  Of Correidale Sheep (Ovis Aris)

Asiya Kazmi; Sarfaraz A Wani; Asif H Sofi; Masood Saleem Mir; Hilal Musadiq Khan; Zulhuma Muzaffar; Abha Mariam

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Asiya Kazmi Division of Livestock Products Technology,Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)
Sarfaraz A Wani Division of Livestock Products Technology,Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)
Asif H Sofi Division of Livestock Products Technology,Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)
Masood Saleem Mir Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)
Hilal Musadiq Khan Mountain Research Centre on Sheep and Goats, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)
Zulhuma Muzaffar Division of Livestock Products Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)
Abha Mariam Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Srinagar – 190 006, J&K (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Correidale, fleece, marketability, sheep, woolcharacteristics

Abstract

The end use suitability of wool is influenced by its characteristics, varying between species, individuals and sex. Wool characteristics of Correidale sheep was studied to evaluate its suitability for developing region-wise grading ystem for better marketability. Twelve Corriedale sheep (>1 year), six each from both sexes were taken for the study. About 40 g wool sample was collected by shearing from five body regions viz; back, neck, shoulder, flank and thorax. Fibre diameter, medullation, staple length, crimp frequency, fibre length, scouring yield, grease, burr, suint and bundle strength was evaluated. Significant differences were observed in the number of crimps and staple length between sexes while diameter, medullation, fibre length, scouring yield, burr, grease, suint and bundle strength showed no significant variation. In general, the average quality in terms of diameter was better at shoulder followed by neck, thorax, flank and back. It was concluded that region-wise grading of wool at harvesting may provide better marketability.

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