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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Wool, Staple, Sheep feeding
Disciplines
Comparative Nutrition | Sheep and Goat Science
First Page Number
99
Last Page Number
102
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
The staple strength of western Australia's wool has come under scruitiny since additional wool measurements to those of yield, fibre diameter and vegetable matter began throughout the Australian 985-86 wool selling season.
In 1980, the Sale by Additional Measurement Trial conducted on the September-October wool sales at Fremantle showed a range in staple breaking forcesfrom 10 to 70 Newtons per kilotex, with an average breaking force of between 30 and 35 N/ktex, A third of the lots offered for sale had a staple breaking force of less than 26 N/ktex, a value which, according to the Australian Wool Testing Authority, marks the level of strenght below which wool buyers in the past began imposing a price discount for poor staple strength.
Based on the 1986-87 price discounts which are included in the Australian Wool Corporation Minimum Recerve Price Schedule, this third of the Western Australian wool clip could have incurred a price penalty of 24c/kg clean or more. The normal annual loss of revenue to the State's wool producers incurred by low wool staple strength is likely to be at least $2 million
Recommended Citation
Ralph, I G.
(1986)
"Wool staple strength,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 27:
No.
4, Article 2.
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https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol27/iss4/2