
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Woodgate, R. G. 
A1  - Chapman, H. M. 
A1  - Robertson, I. D. 
A1  - Bell, K. J. 
T1  - Summer-autumn rainfall effects on wool staple strength and position of break. II. Rainfall simulations, with or without wind, on sheep on days of different ambient temperatures
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 52
IS  - 3
SP  - 427
EP  - 432
KW  - Merino sheep, tender wool, tensile strength, staple strength, position of break.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR99160 
N2  - Previous small-scale field work failed to show any influence on staple strength from various different rainfall simulations, other than those where sheep grazed germinating green pasture following rainfall. The present study was designed to incorporate variables such as ambient temperature and the influence of wind into rainfall simulations onto Merino sheep. Different treatments did not show any effect on staple strength despite sheep being subjected to simulated rainfall events on warm and cool days, with or without additional wind. This lack of effect on wool quality was despite significant treatment effects on sheep rectal and skin temperatures. 
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