Info-bulletins

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 Length
 Colour
 Diameter
 Yield
 Miscellaneous
 Third party bulletins and facts sheets  

Length
1.1  Length and strength
1.2  Length after carding
1.3  Fibre length
1.4  What does staple length & strength mean?
1.5  Fibre length-diameter profiles
1.6  Selecting sheep for staple strength
Colour
2.1  Wool colour
2.2  Colour stability
2.3  D65/10º and C/2º colour spaces
Diameter
3.1  Fibre diameter
3.2  OFDA update
3.3  Airflow, OFDA & Laserscan
3.4  OFDA2000
3.5  OFDA & Laserscan - 2000/01
3.6  OFDA, Airflow & Laserscan - 2001/02
3.7  Measuring greasy wool with OFDA2000
3.8  Fleece & core test diameter relationships
3.9  OFDA, Airflow & Laserscan - 2002/03 preliminary
3.10  CvD and Comfort Factors for NZ merino wool
3.11  Fibre ends fineness
3.12  Alpaca fleece testing
Yield
4.1  Wool yields
4.2  Condition tests
4.3  Residual grease on scoured wool
4.4  Scouring outcomes
Miscellaneous
5.1  Wool bulk
5.2  Fleece measurements
5.3  Accreditation & Certification
5.4  Medullation
5.5  Fibre curvature
5.6  Medullation in NZ carpet wool consignments
5.7  Accuracy, bias, precision and confidence limits
5.8  Probabilities of differences in test results
5.9  Test precision guidelines
5.10  Scouring detergent residues
5.11  Insect-resist treatments
5.12  Sampling wool
5.13  Fibre curvature in alpacas
Third party bulletins and facts sheets
International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO)
WTO test certificates
Agriculture West Australia (AgWA)
Hauteur from fibre diameter profile
Sheep CRC - Agriculture NSW
Profitability of on-farm testing 1
Profitability of on-farm testing 2