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Fiber diameter (FD) of raw and pulled wool fibers
| Sheep body part (as in Figure 1b) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Mean Diameter (MD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw wool diameter (μm) | 27.72±4.21 | 25.28±3.50 | 26.94±4.21 | 25.40±4.19 | 26.34±1.19 |
| CV (%) | 15.19 | 13.84 | 15.63 | 16.5 | 15.29 |
| Pulled wool diameter (μm) | 26.59±3.96 | 25.00±3.71 | 26.10±5.67 | 24.80±4.23 | 25.62±0.86 |
| CV (%) | 14.89 | 14.84 | 21.72 | 17.06 | 17.13 |
Mean fiber length (MFL) of raw and pulled wool fibers
| Sheep body part (as in Figure 1b) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Mean Fiber Length (MFL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw wool length (mm) | 101.78±18.94 | 100.72±21.61 | 106.02±16.89 | 98.36±20.24 | 101.72±3.20 |
| CV (%) | 18.61 | 21.46 | 15.93 | 20.58 | 19.14 |
| Pulled wool length (mm) | 86.70±12.44 | 88..92±16.17 | 100.78±15.32 | 82.66±13.73 | 89.77±7.79 |
| CV (%) | 14.35 | 18.18 | 15.20 | 16.61 | 16.09 |
Clean weight yield (CWY) for raw and pulled wool fibers
| Sheep body part (as in Figure 1b) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Mean CWY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWY of raw wool (%) | 81.61±1.32 | 89.06±0.88 | 90.72±2.01 | 76.21±2.68 | 84.40±6.75 |
| CWY of pulled wool (%) | 57.08±2.28 | 62.72±4.01 | 51.19±4.49 | 55.35±3.56 | 56.59±4.78 |
Moisture regain (MR) of raw and pulled wool fibers
| Sheep body part (as in Figure 1b) | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | Mean moisture regain (MR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisture regain of raw wool (%) | 15.52±0,59 | 14.56±0,65 | 15.25±0,82 | 14.18±0,62 | 14.88±0.62 |
| Moisture regain of pulled wool (%) | 14.42±0,66 | 14.41±0,78 | 14.70±0,73 | 13.18±0,57 | 14.18±0.68 |
Amino acids compositions of raw and pulled wool fibers
| Amino acid | Raw wool (mole%) | Pulled wool (mole%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cysteic acid | CYA | 0.26±0.01 | 0.35±0.02 |
| Aspartic acid | ASP | 9.85±0.02 | 9.77±0.21 |
| Serine | SER | 11.42±0.01 | 11.5±0.04 |
| Glutamic acid | GLU | 16.58±0.04 | 15.55±0.08 |
| Glycine | GLY | 6.46±0.01 | 6.83±0.32 |
| Histidine | HIS | 0.52±0.03 | 0.36±0.01 |
| Arginine | ARG | 5.87±0.05 | 5.52±0.10 |
| Threonine | THR | 7.09±0.06 | 5.59±0.03 |
| Alanine | ALA | 5.73±0.01 | 5,88±0.01 |
| Proline | PRO | 3.28±0.00 | 7,76±0.16 |
| Lanthionine | LANT | 0.98±0.01 | 0,72±0.04 |
| ½ Cystine a | 1/2CYS | 9.06±0.06 | 6,24±0.08 |
| Tyrosine | TYR | 2.14±0.03 | 2,57±0.04 |
| Valine | VAL | 5.25±0.10 | 5,16±0.10 |
| Methionine | MET | 0.27±0.02 | 0,54±0.03 |
| Lysine | LYS | 3.87±0.01 | 3,55±0.12 |
| Isoleucine | ILE | 2.86±0.01 | 2,76±0.05 |
| Leucine | LEU | 6.88±0.04 | 7,34±0.14 |
| Phenylalanine | PHE | 1.68±0.06 | 2,05±0.04 |
Mechanical properties of pulled (P) and raw) wool fibers (R_
| BS (cN) | T (cN/tex) | E (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1R | 17.80±3.39 | 22.53 | 31.53±3.10 |
| #1P | 16.23±3.68 | 22.32 | 27.43±2.85 |
| #2R | 14.41±2.59 | 21.93 | 30.73±3.44 |
| #2P | 13.55±2,98 | 21.08 | 27.09±2.80 |
| #3R | 16.69±3.62 | 22.36 | 31.47±2.80 |
| #3P | 15.04±3.88 | 21.47 | 27.04±3.22 |
| #4R | 14.08±3.49 | 21.22 | 30.42±3.33 |
| #4P | 13.24±3.28 | 20.93 | 27.16±2.82 |
| Raw | 15.75±1.80 | 22.01±0.58 | 31.24±0.55 |
| Pulled | 14.52±1.39 | 21.45±0.62 | 27.93±0.17 |