@conference {41070,
	title = {Changes in unscourable discolouration of Romney wool samples during storage for one month},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {59},
	year = {1999},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {49-51},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Samples of four Romney fleeces were dried to 8\% moisture immediately after harvesting, then water was added to achieve moisture contents of 8, 19, 30, 41 or 52\% of the clean, dry wool weight. Additional samples were left untreated (11 \% moisture) or scoured (16\% moisture). CIE X, Y, Z and Y-Z measures of scoured wool colour were recorded after 0, 5, 12, 21 or 33 days storage at 3 or 20{\textdegree} C. There was no change in colour values of untreated and scoured samples during storage at 3 or 20{\textdegree} C. X, Y and Z values decreased linearly when moisture content increased (P<0.05), the effect being most marked at 20{\textdegree}C. A trend for Y-Z values to increase with moisture content was not significant. The findings indicate that if damp greasy wool is to be stored for a month or more before colour is measured, it should be dried at 30{\textdegree}C or less before storage, stored at cool temperatures, or scoured and dried before storage. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Bray AR and O{\textquoteright}Connell D and Smith MC}
}
