@conference {41054,
	title = {The assessment of natural means of controlling loose wool feltability and yarn shrinkage.},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {58},
	year = {1998},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {291-293},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Midside wool samples from Romney and {\textthreequarters} Romney {\textonequarter} Merino cross ({\textonequarter}M) hoggets were tested for loose wool feltability. Romney samples were also hand spun and yarn shrinkage measured. Sire progeny groups accounted for 6.5\% of the variation among samples in loose wool felting (P<0.10) and 12\% in yarn shrinkage (P<0.05). Fibre traits most highly correlated with feltball diameter were loose wool bulk (r = 0.65 for Romneys and 0.73 for {\textonequarter}M), crimp frequency (r= 0.53 and 0.41 respectively) and lustre (-0.30 and -0.40 respectively). Loose wool bulk (r= -0.25) and greasy fleece weight (r=-0.40) were most correlated to yarn shrinkage. These results suggest that low-shrinkage wools could be produced by selecting rams on shrinkage of yarn. Loose wool feltability might also be changed by direct or indirect selection. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Kenyon PR and Wickham GA and Blair HT}
}
