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Some Wool Characteristics of the Ossimi Sheep

Faculty of Agriculture, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The wool characteristics have been examined on 10 Ossimi ewes in each on the four seasons of the year.

1. The mean diameter of fibers for the shoulder and the hip regions was 35.0±0.31 and 39.3±0.31 microns respectively.
   
2. The variability of the diameter of wool fibers was lower in winter than any other season.
   
3. The mean number of fibers for the shoulder and hip regions was 1343±29 and 1425±29 fibers per square centimeter respectively.
   
4. The average length of fibers for the shoulder region was 34.8±0.73 mm., while it was 38.6±0.73 mm. for the hip region.
   
5. The maximum wool production took place in winter, while the minimum was in spring (0.8411±0.0295 and 0.5938±0.0295 mg. per square centimeter per day respectively).
   
6. The back region gave the highest wool production (0.8566±0.0295 mg. per square centimeter per day).
   
7. The percentage of kemp for shoulder region was 5.8±1.21 percent, while it was 11.8±1.21 percent for the britch region.