Practical 8 - wool characteristics

Question 1

what is the fine micron wool breed

Answer 1

Merino

Question 2

what are the coarse wool breeds (dual purpose)

Answer 2

• coopworth
• romney
• perendale

Question 3

what are the high bulk wool breeds

Answer 3

• texel
• southdown
• suffolk

Question 4

What range of micron would you expect fine Merino wool to have?

Answer 4

15-20 microns

Question 5

On average, is the staple length of a 24 micron wool longer or shorter than that of a 28 micron wool?

Answer 5

shorter

this is because the finer wool has a higher frequency of crimps, therefore is more condensed and compacted staple length

Question 6

What are the three breeds that traditionally produce wool with microns below 30 micron.

Answer 6

Corriedale, NZ Halfbred and Merino

Question 7

Does crimp frequency increase or decrease as wool goes from 30 to 40 microns?

Answer 7

decrease

Question 8

Which are the two sheep breeds used to develop the Coopworth.

Answer 8

Romney and Border Leicester

Question 9

What sheep breed produces the bulkiest wool type in NZ?

Answer 9

southdown

Question 10

What colour is the wool from Suffolk sheep?

Answer 10

black